Tools & Resources | 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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CMC Makes Kids Count with 2008 Data Book

by Paula | May 15, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

The 2008 Kids Count Missouri Data Book, released by Citizens For Missouri’s Children (CMC), shows a number of positive changes as well as challenges for Missouri’s children. One of the positive changes includes an overall decrease in the rates of child...

Child Maltreatment Report Available

by Paula | May 11, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

Child Maltreatment 2007, an annual report from the Children’s Bureau, is now available online. The report presents national and state statistics on child abuse and neglect derived from data collected by child protective services (CPS) agencies through the National...

2009 Resource Guide Available

by Paula | Apr 3, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Child Welfare Information Gateway in conjunction with the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services Childrens’ Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect and the FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based...

Safe Sleep Practices Reduce Risks

by Paula | Feb 3, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

According to the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Missouri has experienced a 46% increase over the last two years in the number of infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping practices. This topic continues to be of vital importance for professionals and...

New Child Fatality Review Report Available

by Paula | Jan 29, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

The 2007 Missouri Child Fatality Review Program Annual Report, “Preventing Deaths in Missouri” is now available online. The report provides a statistical breakdown of child injuries and deaths both accidental and non-accidental by county and statewide. It...

Cultural Influence on Child Development

by Paula | Jan 15, 2009 | News, Tools & Resources

The cultural beliefs, values, and behaviors within a family all have an impact on early child development. Zero to Three, the national center for infants, toddlers and families, has issued a new report that looks at this very issue entitled “The Changing Face of...