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Injury Prevention & Control: Division of Violence Prevention

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We have created this site because state health departments can play a leading role in child maltreatment prevention through programs and services that enhance family resiliency and foster positive child development. With public health infrastructure existing in every state and territory within the United States, the public health system is well-positioned to create a prevention system for children and families. We hope the information provided in this site is helpful in supporting your efforts to promote the health and well-being of children.

This work was supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

In partnership with National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation

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3.2 ALIGNING PROGRAMS

Aligning health department programs can help to create a comprehensive, evidence-informed system of services for children.

Aligning Health Department Programs:

Aligning and coordinating programs may be time and labor intensive, however it can be done. Structures that may facilitate alignment include:

  • Cross-program workgroups that address positive child development and family supports (such as Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems)
  • Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between department programs provide guidance for working across programs on activities such as cross-referrals for families and children in need of different services
  • Joint strategic planning that incorporates child maltreatment prevention goals and objectives into individual program plans or into a shared strategic plan for the entire health department

Programs that directly and indirectly address child maltreatment

  • Early Childhood
  • Early Intervention (PART C, IDEA)
  • Family planning
  • Home visiting
  • Lead screening
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Maternal depression screening and services
  • Anticipatory guidance and parenting training
  • Safe sleep
  • School health education
  • Shaken baby prevention
  • Substance abuse recovery for pregnant women and families
  • Teen pregnancy prevention
  • Unintentional injury prevention
  • Violence prevention
  • Well child services
  • WIC

Consider

  • Which of your programs promote safe, stable, and nurturing environments and relationships for children?
  • How well do these programs connect with child maltreatment prevention efforts?
  • Are programs serving young children and families (e.g., WIC) connecting with programs focused specifically on child maltreatment prevention?
  • What mechanisms exist for aligning programs and services (e.g., referral agreements, MOUs)?
  • Is there coordination of strategic planning to assure child maltreatment prevention is addressed in a complementary, rather than duplicative way (e.g., coordinating objectives across different agency or program strategic plans)?

 

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