Recommended Resources to Extend Your Learning
At CalTrin, we believe that prevention-focused, professional development should be easily accessible and applicable to your daily work. Fortunately, many great organizations provide high-quality, user-friendly content to extend learning and professional development in child abuse prevention and family-strengthening topics. Our Training Coordinators have curated a list of organizations and resources they believe are most relevant for child- and family-serving professionals.
Child Maltreatment Prevention
- California Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative Essentials for Childhood
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Children’s Bureau Learning and Coordination Center (CBLCC)
- FRIENDS National Center for Community Based Child Abuse Prevention
- Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP)
- Prevent Child Abuse America
Child Welfare
- California Department of Social Services Information Resources Guide
- Capacity Building Center for States – Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Child Welfare League of America
- Children’s Bureau Express
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
- TRANSFORM Research Center
Evidence-Based / Evidence-Informed Services
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC)
- Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Strategies
- Child Trends
- Child Welfare Evidence-Building Academy
- FFPSA Title IV- E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
- FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP): Matrix of Evidence-Based Practice
- Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)
- Mathematica
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Model Programs Guide
- Protective Factors Framework
Management & Leadership
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Minority Professional Leadership Development Program
- National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)
Trauma-Informed Systems
- Advancing California’s Trauma-Informed Systems (ACTS)
- Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
We are committed to helping child- and family-serving professionals achieve their learning goals. To access the most up-to-date list, please visit our Resources page. Have a recommendation? Send us a note at info@caltring.org.