Welcome to Strengthening Families

Across the country, early care and education programs, child welfare departments, and others are using the Strengthening Families approach to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect. We’re doing this by building five Protective Factors that give parents what they need to parent effectively, even under stress:

• Parental resilience
• Social connections
• Knowledge of parenting and child development
• Concrete support in times of need
• Children’s social and emotional development

The Strengthening Families national network includes program staff, state leaders, legislators, policy advocates, and others. Together, we’re proving that small but significant changes in everyday work have the power to mobilize extraordinary resources to strengthen families.

This is your portal to Strengthening Families and to a world of tools, connections, and strategies for keeping families strong.




Download the Strengthening Families brochure.