Child Abuse: Protective Factors, ICWA, and ACEs
As we approach Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month this year, we’re thinking about prevention and early intervention. From active efforts in the Indian Child Welfare Act to protective social factors, this month’s compilation includes webinars, articles, and more to consider about addressing and preventing child abuse and neglect. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’re looking for more!
ICWA Active Efforts as Prevention: Working Together for Better Outcomes
Capacity Building Center for Tribes
December 2020
Active efforts, a legal requirement included in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), is the gold standard of child welfare practice. Designed to keep families together, active efforts outline the actions caseworkers must take to prevent removals and prioritize reunification.
ICWA Placement Preferences
Capacity Building Center for Tribes
2022
This brief from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes explains the law and regulations for following preferred placement preferences with ICWA cases.
ACEs: Risk and Protective Factors
May 2024
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
This web-article provides an accessible list of risk and protective factors as they relate to adverse childhood experiences. Risk factors can increase the risk of experiencing or perpetrating violence and protective factors can reduce the risk. Preventing adverse childhood experiences requires understanding and addressing risk and protective factors.
Michigan Child Welfare Information
Child Welfare Information Gateway
This page presents resources and information about Michigan. Information on State statutes related to a variety of child welfare topics, adoption and guardianship assistance, adoption contacts for Michigan, child welfare officials, adoption agencies, support groups, related organizations, more.
Social Connections Protective Factor Conversation Guide
Child Welfare Information Gateway
2023
Protective Factors Conversation Guides aim to help service providers engage caregivers in personalized conversations about the protective factors.
Looking for more resources on child abuse and neglect?
Looking for more resources on child abuse and neglect?
Check out last year’s resources on child abuse and neglect awareness, intervention, and prevention: Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect