CDC designed the Essentials for Childhood Framework to help communities prevent child abuse and neglect.

CDC recently hosted a three-day in-person grantee meeting for funded and unfunded states implementing the Essentials for Childhood Framework. Funded and unfunded states had an opportunity to:

• connect with one another,
• share ideas on building and maintaining partnerships, and
• discuss what’s working and what’s not in their respective communities.

Among those in attendance:

• funded and unfunded state health departments in Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, Utah, and West Virginia,
• and other invited guests, businesses, and partners included:
  • Casey Family Programs
  • Center for the Study of Social Policy
  • Davey Strategies
  • FSG
  • Health Resources in Action’s Medical Foundation Division
  • Natixis Global Asset Management
  • Pontifex Consulting
  • The Home Depot
  • WellStar Health System

As part of their efforts to implement the Essentials for Childhood Framework, funded and unfunded states are:

• coordinating and managing existing and new partnerships;
• working with partners to identify strategies across sectors;
• identifying, monitoring, and reporting on the strategies implemented by partners;
• developing processes for partners to improve and refine strategies; and
• documenting state-level impact of these efforts.

Learn More

• CDC’s Essentials for Childhood Framework
• Essentials for Childhood Framework How-To Guides:
  • Building Community Commitment for Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments
  • Promoting Positive Community Norms