Across the country more than 30 states are implementing Strengthening Families. Strengthening Families is an approach to child abuse neglect prevention that educates and provides resources for early education providers and others who work with young children and their families on how they can build five research-based protective factors.  This teleconference archive provides information on the research-base behind the Strengthening Families approach--focusing on what the research literature tells us about the protective factors.

The presenters were:

Alicia Luckie
Technical Assistance Coordinator
FRIENDS National Resource Center for CBCAP

Charlynn Harper Brown
Project Director
Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood

Nilofer Ahsan
Senior Associate
Center for the Study of Social Policy

Jeanne Brooks
CBCAP State Lead
Tennessee Children’s Trust Fund

Rebecca Gillam
Program Assistant
Kansas Institute for Educational Research and Public Service

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Handouts:
 FRIENDS' Slides
 Charlynn's Slides
 Charlynn's Bibliography
 Nilofer's Slides
 Jeanne's Slides
Rebecca's Slides

* A Tip: Open the PowerPoint Slide file and follow along with the audio