
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Communities Effectively Use Federal Funding to Protect Children
Law & Policy InsightsMaternal and Child HealthInjury Prevention and SafetyMechanisms for Advancing Public HealthChildren and families across the country have been served well by more than 50 years of federal engagement on and funding of efforts to prevent child maltreatment. This April advocates hope not just for the annual declaration of Child Abuse Prevention Month but also the explicit protection of federal funding that supports vital, evidence-based programs.