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When & Where August 12-14, 2025 at the Oregon Convention Center & The Hyatt Regency Portland, OR What you can expect: Discover innovative new programs and practices Co-create a family […]

All children and families deserve to live a purposeful and happy life with hope for the future. A child’s early experiences impact them throughout life – both positively and negatively. […]

Science informs all the work we do at Prevent Child Abuse America. We define science as data, research, and lived experience. Our team of experts work across all departments to […]

This brief was informed by a virtual Child Tax Credit (CTC) Convening in May 2023, hosted by Prevent Child Abuse America and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. The […]

Our North Star: All children and families are living a purposeful and happy life with hope for the future. Imagine a world where all children have what they need to […]

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has published: What Families Need to Know about the CTC in 2022 | CLASP.  As pointed out by CLASP to get the remaining half […]

This message was originally posted on the Prevent Child Abuse America website on 5/4/2021.   Sixteen states are considering legislation that would restrict physicians from providing medically necessary gender-affirming care to youth, […]

This message was originally posted on the Prevent Child Abuse America website on 1/7/2021. Many of you, like me, had to try to explain to your children the news and troubling images […]

Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today that its signature evidence-based home visiting program, Healthy Families America (HFA), has received the highest rating—“well-supported”—from the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. Developed […]

Donna got her start with Healthy Families Iowa when she found out she was pregnant with her first child and shortly after she and her boyfriend Chris had relocated to […]

By supporting parents in the home, HFA builds a strong foundation for nurturing, safe and trusted relationships between caregiver and child that maximizes opportunities for all children to reach their […]

Note: This post originally appeared on the Prevent Child Abuse America website. At Prevent Child Abuse America, we know the value that home visiting programs can bring to families and […]