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About Us
Vision for New Hampshire
Every child will thrive in safe, stable, and nurturing families and communities.
Mission
Lead New Hampshire’s drive to eliminate child abuse and neglect.
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There is tremendous potential for progress in promoting child health and safety by changing social norms, encouraging community action, educating the public and advancing policies that value young children and support families. It is simply better and more efficient to “get it right from the start” by preventing maltreatment rather than trying to fix the many problems later in life that result from early trauma.
The New Hampshire Children’s Trust advances its mission by implementing universal prevention programs with the general population, and secondary prevention strategies targeted to individuals or families where there is a higher risk of maltreatment. These practical, cost-effective approaches protect the welfare of our greatest resource – our children. Child abuse and neglect can and must be prevented.
The New Hampshire Children’s Trust (NHCT) is mandated as the Governor’s Designated Statewide Prevention Agency under CBCAP , as the New Hampshire Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA), and as a member of the National Alliance of Children’s Trust & Prevention Funds (The Alliance). Founded in 1986 as the New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund, a quasi-governmental organization, the agency transitioned to the New Hampshire Children’s Trust, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in 2011.
Last year close to 1000 children were victims of substantiated child abuse and neglect in New Hampshire. Of particular concern, are the nearly 300 who were infants and toddlers. The long term consequences of such abuse are unacceptable. The New Hampshire Children’s Trust is committed to reducing the number of young victims to zero by reaching them early!
We are focusing our resources on this most vulnerable population with strategies designed to break the cycle of abuse and neglect and create a generation of children free from harm:
- Period of PURPLE Crying program in all maternity hospitals: educating parents about understanding and safely managing normal infant crying and the dangers of shaking an infant.
- Healthy Families America home visiting program: striving to provide expectant and new parents with the education and support they need.
- Strengthening Families Approach: building a family’s strengths, resilience and skills to prevent child abuse and neglect.
- Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention: training and support for Early Childhood Educators, Social Workers, Parent Educators and other child & family providers.
- Advocacy and public policy work around child abuse and neglect.
- State Leadership to coordinate a state child abuse and neglect prevention plan.