Podcast | Children's Trust Fund of Missouri

About CTF
- - - About CTF
      The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention.
Funded Programs
- - - Funded Programs
      As Missouri’s foundation for child abuse prevention, the Children’s Trust Fund’s (CTF’s) primary responsibility is to provide grants to community-based agencies and organizations throughout the state that focus on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment.
Public Awareness
- - - Public Awareness
      As part of its mission, the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) engages in public education campaigns to heighten the awareness and importance of child abuse and neglect prevention.
Home Visiting
- - - Home Visiting
      
      CTF believes in the preventative outcomes consistently demonstrated by high-quality, evidence-based home visiting services. Such services have consistently resulted in positive effects on children’s health, safety, and educational outcomes.
How To Help
- - - How To Help
      The human and economic costs of child abuse are substantial,
      but most of all, the act of child abuse is the ultimate injustice and should not be tolerated. With your commitment to prevention, together we can make a difference for our children…our future.

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PODCAST: Parent Leadership & Support

by Paula | Feb 1, 2017 | News, Podcast, Tools & Resources

February is National Parent Leadership Month in which communities across the country honor and celebrate parents who work to strengthen their families, neighbors and communities. In this podcast (recorded in 2016), Sam Blue, Community Engagement Specialist for Vision...

PODCAST: ABC’s of Safe Sleep

by Paula | Sep 19, 2016 | News, Podcast

September is National Baby Safety Month. In this podcast, Kirk Schreiber, CTF Executive Director, discusses the steps to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) with Lori Behrens, Executive Director, SIDS Resources. They talk about the basic recommendations for...

PODCAST: Protecting Children Against Sexual Abuse Part 1

by Paula | Aug 6, 2015 | News, Podcast

In this podcast, Kirk Schreiber, CTF Executive Director, discusses the prevention of sexual abuse of children with Cherisse Thibaut, Manager, Prevention and Community Engagement with Missouri KidsFirst and Nancy Corley, Director of Child and Family Wellbeing, The...

PODCAST: The Importance of Parent Leadership

by Paula | Feb 24, 2015 | News, Podcast, Tools & Resources

February is National Parent Leadership Month. For this podcast we talk about the importance of parent involvement and leadership in communities with Sam Blue, Community Engagement Specialist for the Vision for Children at Risk through Project LAUNCH in St. Louis. Blue...

PODCAST: Mandated Reporting in Missouri, What’s Changed

by Paula | Sep 22, 2014 | News, Podcast, Tools & Resources

In this podcast Children’s Trust Fund Executive Director Kirk Schreiber speaks with Cherisse Thibaut, Prevention and Community Outreach Manager for Missouri KidsFirst, about mandated reporting in Missouri. They discuss recent legislation that has changed, who...

Podcast – Investing in Infrastructure to Care for Kids, Reverend Starsky Wilson

by Paula | May 28, 2013 | News, Podcast

The Deaconess Foundation is a faith-based organization devoted to advancing a culture of health and hope for children in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Reverend Starsky Wilson serves as the organization’s President and CEO. Mary Furness, Learfield...