Corporations and community funding entities are now in direct contact with the problem of child abuse. They see the impact it is bound to have on their community's future without comprehensive and immediate action. The awareness of parents, teachers and community members has been raised in such a way that they begin to take individual responsibility for the problem of child abuse and its solutions. Any truly comprehensive effort to interrupt the cycle of child abuse must address the needs of children at three different levels. All children need to receive basic prevention of child abuse training.
Some children are at higher risk of abuse than others.
These children need a more comprehensive approach including not only prevention training but also development of fundamental life skills which will enable them to be more effective and competent. Children who have been victimized need specific intervention and training which will enable them to prevent further abuse, to prevent them becoming abusers themselves and which will help to prevent the secondary effects of abuse. To this end, the Coalition for Children has developed a series of materials to address all these levels of need. A model for community-wide implementation of these programs has been developed and fully implemented in a number of communities. For those interested in addressing prevention of child abuse in a more comprehensive way, please contact the Coalition for Children.