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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National SBS Center Launches New Website

by Paula | Dec 2, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome announced they have expanded their website to be the most comprehensive source on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT). The site includes new information about the evidenced based SBS/AHT prevention program,...

The Effects of Childhood Stress

by Paula | Oct 1, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summarizes the available research on childhood stress and its long-term consequences in a publication entitled The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan. The document explores how intensive and...

Scott Shares Message of Kindness and Hope

by Paula | Aug 22, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

"Little acts and words of kindness can make a big difference and always look for the best in others." These were among several challenges and words of hope delivered by Craig Scott, who represents Rachel’s Challenge, to approximately 300 attendees of...

Fatherhood Programs – Lessons Learned

by Paula | Jun 6, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

A new report by Child Trends indicates that there are an increasing number of programs that work with fathers and specifically focus on improving fathers’ involvement with children and families. A National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse brief takes a...

American Humane Association Releases New Publication

by Paula | Mar 18, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

A new publication entitled A Common Bond: Maltreated Children and Animals in the Home- Guidelines for Practice and Policy is now available from The American Humane Association (AHA) . The free publication is intended as a resource for professionals working in the...

2007 Kids Count Missouri

by Paula | Mar 10, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources

The 2007 Kids Count Missouri Data Book shows a number of positive changes for Missouri’s children including an overall decrease in the rates of child abuse and neglect between 2002 and 2006. The annual publication, issued by Citizens For Missouri’s...