How do we talk about childhood adversity?

Using a common voice will help us make real change.

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Building Better Childhoods

The Building Better Childhoods Toolkit is intended to support organizations in their interaction with media, the general public, and other stakeholders when speaking about childhood adversity. It is based on the February 2021 framing brief titled “Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches” developed by the FrameWorks Institute, in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America and Social Current (formerly the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities-Council on Accreditation).

Toolkit Resources

If you or someone you know is a victim of child abuse and neglect, or if you want access to more information, go to:

Child Welfare Information Gateway

To access resources that support parents and families, go to:

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Healthy Families America

National Family Support Network

Acknowledgements

The Building Better Childhoods campaign, website and toolkit are a collaboration between Prevent Child Abuse America, Social Current (formerly the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities-Council on Accreditation), and the FrameWorks Institute, with graphic design from 2-Story and support from Casey Family Programs.

PCA America and Social Current would like to thank Dr. Julie Sweetland and the FrameWorks Institute for their research and creation of the brief: “Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches.” Creation of the brief was supported by cooperative agreement #2019-V3-GX-K005, awarded for FY 2019 by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the FrameWorks Institute and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the US Department of Justice.