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.
Primary Prevention: A New Hampshire Ecosystem
Adapted from PCA America's
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Equity
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Integrity
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Evidence
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Family-centered
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Transformation
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Transform the narrative
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Center Families
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Build evidence & advocate
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Activate adaptive action
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Grow human & financial capacity
ALIGNED and COMPREHENSIVE
PRIMARY PREVENTION ECOSYSTEM
Formal Goals
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Shared Value For Prevention
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Mindsets
Prevention Structures
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Decision-making
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Policies and practices
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Connections
Prevention Resources
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Leaders and staff
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Family supports, opportunities & environments
STRATEGIES
VALUES, BELIEFS and APPROACHES
Imagine a New Hampshire where all children have what they need to thrive and prosper, and all parents have the resources and supports they need to care for their children adequately. In partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America®, New Hampshire Children’s Trust is embarking on a comprehensive process to set a vision for the creation of an aligned family support ecosystem that nurtures the well-being of Granite State children and families. It is an effort that requires shared values, beliefs, and approaches, so together we can employ strategies that build prevention structures and resources. Because when parents have what they need, when they need it, all of New Hampshire prospers.
Aspirations for Children
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Loving and secure family relationships supported by foundational life skills
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Access to formal and informal family supports
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Financial stability and economic mobility
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Mental and physical health and wellbeing across the lifespan
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PROTECTIVE FACTORS
When we build our communities to meet the needs of child and their caregives, 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.
Ways to Get Involved
Request a Presentation
New Hampshire Children's Trust would love to connect with you to schedule a presentation on all the wonderful ways we can be prevention. Click the blue REQUEST button to give our staff a sense of presentation length, in-person or digital, audio/visual capacity, and prospective dates and times.
Wear Blue!
Mark your calendars! Friday, April 5th, is #WearBlueDay2024. 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!
Download Our Free Resources:
Check out the 2024 Prevention Resource Guide for content to share, engage with, and learn how we can all Be Prevention!
Planting a Pinwheel Garden during April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month provides a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations to take action. Research shows that people respond positively to pinwheels, which represent childlike whimsy and lightheartedness and our vision for a world where all children grow up happy, healthy, and prepared to succeed in supportive families and communities.
Whether you are business or corporation enacting policies that impact the work-life balance of your employees or a neighbor who offers a respite from the demands of parenting, we all have an effect on the lives of children. Children who are raised with safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments are more academically and financially successful and grow up to be productive, contributing members of their communities. Pinwheels are a reminder that we all play a role in children’s lives.
Show your support for strong families and safe children this Prevention Month and plant a Pinwheel Garden. Email communications@nhchildrenstrust.org for details.
Pinwheels for Prevention!
Thank you to our Champions of Prevention!
