Nurturing Children Wheel

Source- The Duluth Model

Prevention- It takes a Village…

Everyone has a role to play in preventing child abuse and neglect- community, families, and individuals. Creating safe, stable, nurturing relationships and equitable, inclusive environments is essential for helping children and families thrive. Click here to learn more.

International support and resources

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN): ISPCAN is committed to increasing public awareness of all forms of violence against children in all regions of the world.

Programs for Professionals and Community Members

National

• A Public Health Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect
• Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations
• Essentials for Childhood framework- steps to Create Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments
• Veto Violence– Violence prevention into practice
• Futures without Violence– Non-profit organization who developed programs to mitigate and prevent all forms of abuse, violence, and trauma and to improve the response and care provided
• ACT Raising Safe Kids Program– Teaches positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 10.
• Period of Purple Crying: Program to help prevent shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma by providing programs and services to parents and professionals
• Child Welfare Information Gateway– Provides publications, research, and learning tools selected by experts for professionals to support thriving children, youth, families, and communities.
• Community Guide: This guide provides professionals systematic reviews of interventions to protect and improve population health regarding multiple health topics and issues.
• Erin’s law- Mandated child sexual abuse prevention for schools

Local/Colorado

• Training for mandated reporters

Information and programs for Parents and Caregivers

Parenting information (National)

• CDC website for parents– website for parents taking care of youth from birth to 19 years of age addressing all health, developmental, and parenting topics
• Parenting essentials- toolkits for parents raising toddlers, preschoolers, and teens
• Child development info and parenting tip
• Healthy Children– American Academy of Pediatrics parenting website
• Children’s safety network- child safety prevention website
• Zero to three- Provide child development resources for ages 0-3

Programs and support (National)

• Early Head Start program- provide intensive comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families, and to pregnant women and their families.
• ACT Raising Safe Kids Program– Teaches positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 10.
• Period of Purple Crying: Program to help prevent shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma by providing programs and services to parents and professionals

Program and support (Local/Colorado)

• CASA– Resources for youth and families about anything and everything to help you succeed*
• El Paso County Public Health
  • Nurse/Family Partnership– nurse home visits from pregnancy until child is 2 years old
  • WIC– assists with food, nutrition, and breastfeeding for woman who are pregnant until their child is 5 years old
• Free parenting classes
• Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources– The Helping Hands El Paso County Community Resources guide is a list of services available in El Paso County*. 
• 211 Colorado- 211 is a confidential and multilingual service connecting people to vital resources across the state. No matter where you live in Colorado, you can find information about resources in your local community.