The Office of Child Abuse Prevention, The Child Abuse Prevention Center, The California Training Institute, and Safe & Sound present the 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month annual webinar series. Join us every Wednesday throughout April to learn how to incorporate this year’s theme, “Strong Families, Safe Futures: When We Care Together, Families Thrive,” into statewide prevention initiatives. Register for individual sessions below!

Click here to explore additional tools and resources in CalTrin’s Child Abuse Prevention Month blog.

Click here to learn about evidence-based practices for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect on the CEBC website.

 

Access materials and resources from each session below. And click here to view a playlist of all the recordings from this series!

 

WEBINAR SCHEDULE

Concrete Supports in Action: Meeting Family Needs to Prevent Crisis

  April 22, 2026        11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

 

This session examines how concrete supports—such as housing, food, and financial assistance—help stabilize families and prevent child welfare involvement. Speakers will highlight local examples that demonstrate how meeting basic needs strengthens protective factors and promotes long-term well-being. Participants will leave with practical strategies to implement and sustain effective support efforts in their communities.

 

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Self-Care Tools for High-Impact Care Teams

  April 29, 2026        11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

 

Participants will learn practical, body-based self-care skills they can use in real time—during a shift, between hard interactions, and at home—to reduce stress load and recover faster. This session teaches quick nervous-system resets (breath, posture, orienting, movement, and micro-recovery routines) that can also be adapted for clients and families. We’ll also name the organizational risk of untreated burnout—shutdown, compassion fatigue, and turnover—and identify a few team-level habits that protect sustainability.

 

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Check out previous trainings in this series:

State of the State: Programs & Initiatives Transforming Services for Children & Families

This training was presented on April 1, 2026

 

Prevention starts before harm ever happens — and it doesn’t stop once a family enters the system. Child maltreatment prevention begins long before a report is made and continues at every step along the continuum of care.  Join us to hear how diverse programs are taking action at every stage to prevent harm, promote stability, and create safer, stronger futures for children and families.

 

REPLAY & RESOURCES

 

Breakout Session Recaps

Breakout 1: Kinship Care Makes a Difference

 

Breakout 2: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)

 

Breakout 3: AB 2085 in Practice: Distinguishing Poverty from Neglect

Note: Recording and slides from this breakout are not available

 

Breakout 4: AB 2083 Systems of Care

 

Breakout 5: CalWORKs Stage One Child Care

 

Breakout 6: Transforming Child Welfare: Prevention & Support—Building Sustainable Prevention to Promote Family Well-Being in California

If Help Had Come First: Lived Experts on Community Pathways

This training was presented on April 8, 2026

 

This panel of lived experts will reflect on their own journeys with child welfare system involvement and what kinds of supports might have helped their families before a report or investigation ever occurred. Composed entirely of individuals with lived expertise, the conversation will focus on the community-based supports that can create community pathways to strengthen families and keep children safe.

 

REPLAY & RESOURCES

Reimagining Mandated Reporting: Building Prevention-Focused Pathways for Families

This training was presented on April 15, 2026

 

This webinar explores current efforts to reform mandated reporting and shift responses toward supportive, prevention-centered approaches. Presenters will discuss how thoughtful policy and practice changes can reduce unnecessary system involvement while keeping children safe. Participants will learn how communities can care together by connecting families to the right support at the right time.

 

REPLAY & RESOURCES (Coming Soon!)