By Jennifer Jones, 4/7/22, https://positiveexperience.org/category/blog/
At HOPE, our vision is for all children to have safe and equitable access to the Four Building Blocks. As April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, we want to share just some of the work that is moving that vision forward. Today, we are talking to Jennifer Jones, Chief Strategy Officer at Prevent Child Abuse America. Jennifer promotes child abuse prevention and positive childhood experiences in her daily work. Here, she shares why prevention is important for the well-being of children and families and how HOPE supports that work.
- Please introduce yourself and your work to our readers.
My name is Jennifer Jones, and I am the Chief Strategy Officer at Prevent Child Abuse America. We are the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. We promote policies, programs, and resources informed by science that enable all kids, families, and communities to thrive – today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Our signature home visiting program, Healthy Families America (HFA), is in nearly 600 sites. It is also one of the most frequently implemented models with federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program funding. We provide resources and support to our statewide network of Prevent Child Abuse America chapters in 43 states, and the District of Columbia, and we partner with them to advance our missions and to promote thriving children, families, and communities. Our national policy team advocates at the federal level for the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act or CAPTA, MIECHV, and other key federal programs that help support children and families. We also assist our chapters with state policy. Our communications team works closely with our state chapter network to shift the conversation away from child abuse and neglect to prevention. HFA sites to articulate, elevate, and amplify our common message and mission.
I also have to put in a plug for Child Abuse Prevention month, which is in April! We hope everyone will join us in sharing our message and spreading the word. We have some great resources on our website that people can use in their efforts.
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