August 17, 2022
Innovation, the process of trying new ideas to solve new or under addressed challenges has long been central to child maltreatment prevention. The ICFW Innovations in Prevention webinar series focuses on elevating innovations in Wisconsin, serve as a platform to share new ideas, and make connections across communities. This webinar focuses on the primary prevention of child maltreatment tactic referred to as the Family Strengthening approach. Rebecca Mather from Wisconsin’s Child Abuse Prevention Board provides a presentation focuses on:
- The dynamics and internal resources of the individual family as well as the community and social environment that surrounds it
- The Protective Factors Framework and how it is integrated into primary prevention, highlighting specific projects to support and strengthen families.
- A review of the Five for Families model and how it aligns with the Protective Factors Framework to support families.
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