Online Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Packet

General Information

• About Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota    
• The Five Protective Factors   
• Telling the Core Story of Prevention (download this short PowerPoint Presentation and use it as an introduction to your own community prevention presentation)  
• Follow this link to the Federal Community Resources Packet for great information about strengthening families and communities.

New Reframed Information

• FrameWorks' Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Message Toolkit    

Includes:

• Telling the Core Story of Prevention 
• Talking Points  
• Responses to Frequently Asked Questions  
• Sample Editorial
• Sample Letter to the Editor 
• Case Studies that demonstrate how advocates have been able to successfully incorporate framing recommendations.

 Communities – Actions and Tools

• Child abuse prevention month ideas for your community   
• Tips for working with the media  NEW AND REFRAMED
• Do All You Can For Kids  NEW AND REFRAMED 
• Suggested radio script for PSAs  NEW AND REFRAMED
• • 15 Second PSA (audio): Click here to listen  
  • 15 Second Wakanheza PSA (audio): Click here to listen 
  • 30 Second PSA (audio): Click here to listen  
  • Script for "It Only Takes One" PSA    
      
• Sample letter to the editor  NEW AND REFRAMED
• Planning a local proclamation event 
• Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation  
• News release 
• How to involve parents and other local spokespersons 
• Tips for preparing spokespersons 
• Talking about child abuse and neglect prevention  NEW AND REFRAMED
• Presentation tips   
• What is child abuse? 
• Child Maltreatment Statistics  NEW AND REFRAMED

 Religious Organizations

• Strategies for faith-based communities  
• Bulletin Inserts

 Educators

• Winning ways with children in school  
• Public awareness activities  
• Pinwheel Activity  
• Order Pinwheels   

 Resources

• State and national contacts 
• Child abuse reporting fact sheets 
• Internet resources 
• Reporting to child protection services 
• Child abuse reporting facts for Minnesota  
• Minnesota Child Protection Agencies  
• Child Abuse Prevention Councils in Minnesota 

• Reorganized and updated content in the Evaluating Prevention Programs sub-section of Preventing
• An updated Early Childhood and Child Care Services section in Service Array
  Note: This replaces the old “Child Care and Child Development Services” section
• An updated Respite Care Services section in Service Array
  Note: This replaces the old “Respite and Crisis Services” section

Free Radio PSAs to Send to Your Local Radio Station
Our generous friends at Clear Channel recorded two radio PSAs for us that you can download and send to your local radio station. There is a 30 second spot and a 15 second spot. If you have any questions about these, please contact our Associate Director, Becky Dale, at (651) 523-0099 or (800) 621-6322.

15 Second Spot: Click here to play

30 Second Spot: Click here to play