STATE CHAPTERS

The Prevent Child Abuse America Chapter Network is comprised of 52 organizations that serve as leaders in their states on child abuse prevention and family support. Most of our chartered Chapters, located in virtually all 50 states, are active on state and community levels in public awareness and education, advocacy, programs, and community-based strategies. All Chapters are governed by volunteer Boards of Directors and most are staffed by professionals in the field. Although a wide scope of services are provided by our Chapters; some of the more common activities include:

• Leadership in the Healthy Families America initiative to work towards collaboratively providing support and services to all new parents for an extended period of time;
• Advocacy efforts to support families through state legislation and the setting of public policy,  parent support, and education activities to help strengthen the family;
• Child Abuse Prevention Month in April to increase community and state awareness of the different ways we each can have a role in preventing child abuse;
• 1-800-Children line to engage the public in community volunteer efforts to prevent child abuse;
• The Blue Ribbon Campaign to alert communities to the issue of child abuse;
• The Don't Shake the Baby Campaign to increase awareness of the serious dangers of shaking babies;
• Parents Anonymous programs to provide support and education to those who fear they might hurt their children;
• The First Steps program to greet new parents at the birth of their child;
• Help lines or warm lines to provide crisis intervention and/or parenting education;
• Coordination or sponsorship of statewide child abuse prevention conferences; and
• Serving as resource centers for the community or state on prevention issues.

Please contact each Chapter directly to learn more about the expertise, programs, and services available in that state.