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 – Child Abuse Prevention Month 2012

by Paula | Apr 5, 2012 | News, Podcast

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout Missouri there are many activities and opportunities that support the health and well-being of children in which citizens can take part and become involved. Debby Howland, Coordinator for the Kansas City Child Abuse...

Protecting Our Children on the Internet

by Paula | Mar 15, 2010 | News, Podcast

Internet safety including tips for parents to keep their children safe from cyber predators is the topic of this latest podcast from the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF). CTF Executive Director Kirk Schreiber is joined by Cherisse Thibaut, Missouri KidsFirst, and Lt. Joe...

Community Based Child Abuse Prevention

by Paula | Feb 19, 2010 | News, Podcast, Programs and Grants

Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) is a federal grant initiative administered in Missouri by the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF). In this podcast, CTF Executive Director Kirk Schreiber is joined by several guests to discuss the innovative “Missouri model” of...

Strengthening Families

by Paula | Aug 3, 2009 | News, Podcast

In this podcast Carla Snodgrass discusses the Strengthening Families Model including the importance of five protective factors that support both children and parents and can help build healthy, resilient families. Carla is the Executive Director of Prevent Child...

2008 Kids Count Missouri Data Book

by Paula | May 21, 2009 | News, Podcast

Teen pregnancy and high school dropout rates have increased while child abuse has decreased. That is among the data reflected in the most recent edition of the 2008 Kids Count Missouri Data Book. Citizens For Missouri’s Children (CMC) Executive Director F....

Child Abuse Prevention Month

by Paula | Apr 15, 2009 | News, Podcast

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, nationally and in Missouri. Jay Wood (pictured front left) and Joy Oesterly (front right) from Missouri KidsFirst along with Prevention Consultants of Missouri Director Jamie Myers (rear right) join Kirk...