Our Mission:
Our mission is to build a statewide network committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, the healthy development of children and the successful future of Connecticut’s children, families and communities.
Our Vision:
All Connecticut children are safe, healthy and resilient living in strong, compassionate families and vibrant communities.
Our Values (We believe):
- · Children are the foundation of a sustainable and prosperous society.
- · All children have the right to safe, secure and supportive environments.
- · All parents have the right to the support and knowledge that child rearing demands.
- · Child abuse prevention requires strengthening families and communities.
Frameworks we support:
Well-planned community-based programs have been shown to play an essential role in preventing child abuse and neglect.
Effective prevention programs:
- Are designed to engage families and others at risk for child abuse or neglect before a crisis occurs.
- Enlist new partners in community efforts to ensure the safety and protection of children.
- Reach “at risk” parents: teen parents and those involved in domestic violence and substance abuse; addressing mental health issues; raising children with disabilities; living in extreme poverty and social isolation; and those with a history of abuse.
- Are in hospitals, clinics, shelters, prisons, housing projects and schools.
- Focus on fostering strong bonds and healthy relationships between parents and their children while often addressing other parental needs.
- Bolster the chances that children will experience a safe and healthy home, have positive relationships with their parents and stable family life, leading to success in school and healthy development with maturity.
We support programming based on a five-tier
framework to prevent child abuse and neglect:
1. System-oriented collaborations
2. Training and development
3. Direct services
4. Public awareness and education
5. Outcome measurement, research and evaluation
Child Abuse in Connecticut at a Glance:
Last year over 10,000 Connecticut children were abused and neglected by those who should nurture and protect them. In addition to the consequences of immediate harm, child victims suffer a higher risk of long-term problems: learning difficulties, poor health, mental illness, substance abuse, juvenile and adult crime. We all pay the price for child abuse. Connecticut spends an estimated $270 million a year to deal with direct costs of child abuse direct costs for foster care services, hospitalization, mental health treatment, and law enforcement and an estimated $1 billion a year to deal with long-term consequences include loss of productivity, as well as expenditures related to chronic health problems, special education, and the criminal justice system.
The Connecticut
Parent Leadership Summit
Parents and Parent Leadership Allies
are invited to attend our Annual Connecticut Parent Leadership
Summit 2023
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Parent and Caretakers in search of support and local resources are encouraged to utilize 211 via link below
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