Child Abuse Prevention through Early Childhood & Family Education

Quality early childhood experiences include parents and Early Care Professionals who are well educated! These resources aide in the prevention of child abuse!

Title of website: The Infancy Studies Laboratory

URL of website: http://babylab.rutgers.edu/

Score: 10

Annotation: The Infancy Studies Laboratory is a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey as part of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University. This link gives the reader opportunity to take a virtual tour of the facility and learn an abundance of information that has great potential for education and care providers, teachers and even parents about infant brain development, thus leading to a reduction in child abuse.

Reference:

The Infancy Studies Laboratory. (2005). The Infancy Studies Laboratory Homepage.

Retrieved January 30, 2005 from http://babylab.rutgers.edu/.

Title of website: Early Head Start Consultant Directory

URL of website: http://www.ehsnrc.org/EHSConsultantDirectory/

Score: 9

Annotation: Early Head Start is a federally funded program for low-income families who have infants and toddlers. A strong family involvement component is offered to reduce the likelihood of child abuse in these critical years of growth and development. This site allows the researcher to explore more about what Early Head Start can do to support families with very young children by providing free, downloadable materials and information about experts who can provide direct assistance to this population.

Reference:

The Early Head Start Consultant Directory. (2005). The Early Head Start Consultant Directory Homepage. Retrieved February 16, 2005 from http://www.ehsnrc.org/EHSConsultantDirectory/.

Title of website: NAEYC

URL of website: http://www.naeyc.org/about/overview.asp

Score: 7

Annotation: The National Association for the Education of Young Children is the premier Early Childhood Professional Organization in America. Current projects that are related to child abuse prevention are organized on this page and explain to the early childhood professional the importance of preventing child abuse through providing adequate support to parents and applicable training to teachers.

Reference:

The National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2005). What We Do: An Overview of Current Projects. Retrieved February 1, 2005 from http://www.naeyc.org/about/overview.asp.

Title of website: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

URL of website: http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu/whatworks.html

Score: 9

Annotation: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a joint effort between four universities, Head Start and others. This site includes free information for anyone working with families and children, offering support and a strong abuse prevention network through materials and scholarly research. Modules are downloadable in English and Spanish and additional materials can be ordered at a very minimal cost.

Reference:

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. (2005). Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Homepage. Retrieved January 22, 2005 from http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu/whatworks.html.

Title of website: Communities Against Violence Network

URL of website: http://www.cavnet2.org/

Score: 10

Annotation: Communities Against Violence Network is primarily a subscription based listserv on violence against women issues, although it does offer a public entry for non-subscribers. According to the site, CAVNET began “as a diverse network of professionals and advocates working in the areas of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and rape. Started by Marc Dubin (a former prosecutor and former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office at the U.S. Department of Justice), CAVNET began as a listserv to allow this network of individuals to share resources” and “rapidly grew into an information sharing network that included many new and different areas, including violence between gay and lesbian partners, violence against persons with disabilities, and school violence among others. With the assistance of national organizations, including the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Humane Society of the United States, the National Organization for Women (NOW) Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Center for Victims of Crime, Temple University's Institute on Disabilities, the Seattle Police Department, the National ARC, the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), and many other national organizations and individuals, CAVNET continues to develop and share resources.”

Reference:

Communities Against Violence Network. (2005). Communities Against Violence Network Homepage. Retrieved on March 18, 2005 from http://www.cavnet2.org/.

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