Preventing Child Maltreatment-2009 Report

October 27, 2009 by rosie  
Filed under Childhood Issues

Prevention Child Maltreatment is a powerful and insightful publication by The Future of Children . The Future of Children The Future of Children seeks to translate high-level research into information that is useful to policy makers, practitioners, and the media. It is a  is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.

Read this challenging report on strategies to prevented the mistreatment of children.

Have You Subscribed to The Childrens Safety Newsletter Yet?

October 26, 2009 by rosie  
Filed under Childhood Issues

The Children Safety Newsletter (CSN) Newsletter provides an update of events, news, and developments in injury prevention. Enjoy the selections from the week of October 15, 2009.  However, this newsletter contains comprehensive valuable updates. We strongly suggest that you subscribe and get a copy sent to you personally.

Here are the articles featured in this issue of the newsletter:

Preventing child maltreatment: A special issue of Future of Children journal

The physician’s role in reducing SIDS

Emergency situations in early care and education settings: A Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc. training module

Correlates and consequences of spanking and verbal punishment for low-income White, African American, and Mexican American toddlers

Deployed dads: Preparing children to cope with separation. – A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services brochure

Preventing child maltreatment: A special issue of Future of Children journal

Preventing child maltreatment: A special issue of Future of Children journal

Preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation: Transforming communities to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation: A primary prevention approach.

Access to Trauma Centers in the United States: A CDC mapping tool

Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality: A Kaiser Permanente and CDC study

Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) Local, Regional and State Seed Grant Initiatives: A funding opportunity from the Brookdale Foundation

Building sustainable community-linked infrastructure to enable health science research (“Community Infrastructure grants program”). – An NIH funding opportunity

Updated National Youth Gang Survey analysis: An OJJDP resource

Driving through the eyes of teens, a closer look. – A YDRI report

Victimization by Peers and Adolescent Suicide in Three U.S. Samples. – A CDC study

The tipping point: CPSC urges parents to inspect and secure TVs, furniture, and appliances to prevent tip-over deaths and injuries: A CPSC press release

“CPSC 2.0” launches product safety agency into social media: A CPSC press release

Guidance for establishing crisis standards of care for use in disaster situations: An IOM report

Children’s exposure to violence: A comprehensive national survey. – A CDC and OJJDP publication