Engaging Families and Communities
Communities can serve as powerful partners—in preventing child and abuse and neglect, and in supporting families at the front end of child welfare. Engaging communities to support families expands the available resources for all and fosters a sense of collective responsibility for the well-being of children. Moreover, engaging with communities creates opportunities to address the broader issues that put families at risk. This innovation stream focuses on three distinct sub-topics:
- Programs and activities that focus on engaging fathers
- Efforts to build family and parent leadership in child welfare systems change
- Community approaches to engagement, prevention and intervention