Celebrate Prevention Month!
Every April we celebrate the role community plays in the success of New Hampshire families. How, for example, access to early supports like home visiting and developmental screening help children grow at their own pace. And we recognize that the systems and sectors we navigate daily, from health care to housing, are not only inter-related but foundational to family strength.
Because when we understand the caregiver journey, we can uncover upstream solutions to everyday obstacles and identify ways to increase the protective factors that research show strengthen the family unit.
It’s what PRIMARY PREVENTION is all about—making sure parents and caregivers have what they need, before problems arise, so the children in their care can thrive. And if we do that, we can create real and lasting change for generations to come.
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
When we build our communities to meet the needs of children and their caregivers, we help families develop protective factors that foster safe, stable, and nurturing environments, in which good things happen!
Moments of Joy
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Parental Resilience
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Social Connections
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Concrete Support in Times of Need
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Social and Emotional Competence of Children
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Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
By creating moments of joy, we decrease stressors and resilience increases. And the best part: joy can start anywhere. So let’s see if we can’t spread a little to a family in our neighborhood today.
Wear Blue - April 10, 2026
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Mark your calendars! Friday, April 10, is #WearBlueDay2026. Wear your favorite blue outfit to help us share the message that by strengthening families, we can create nurturing environments for children that PREVENT!
We all have a role to play. Take a picture and send it to communications@nhchildrenstrust.org to be featured on our feeds, or tag us @nhchildrenstrust!
Ways to Get Involved
Week of the Young Child - April 11-17, 2026
Each April, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) invites educators, families, and communities to celebrate the Week of the Young Child® (WOYC)—a joyful recognition of early learning, young children, and those who support them. Through themed days like Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, and Artsy Thursday, WOYC highlights the importance of play, creativity, and high-quality early childhood education. This year it's being celebrated April 11-17, 2026, check NAEYC's WOYC Free Resource page for activities!
Take a picture and send it to communications@nhchildrenstrust.org to be featured on our feeds, or tag us @nhchildrenstrust or use #WOYC26!
A Community Commitment to Family Well-Being Event April 23rd
Join us for a Child Abuse Prevention Month event hosted by NHCT and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. "A Community Commitment to Family Well-Being" will be held on the Concord State House Lawn, April 23rd from 11am-2pm. We will have more details to follow.
If you have questions please reach out to communications@nhchildrenstrust.org.
Planting a Pinwheel Garden during April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month provides a unique opportunity to start a conversation around the role we all play in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. When parents and caregivers have what they need, when they need, before problems arise, children in their care thrive and all of New Hampshire prospers. Because we all know family is New Hampshire’s best investment!
Show your support for strong families and safe children this Prevention Month and plant a Pinwheel Garden! NH Children’s Trust provides Pinwheel Gardens, which consist of 25 pinwheels and one yard sign to be displayed in your community or at your organization during the month of April.
Email communications@nhchildrenstrust.org for details.
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