Strengthening Families Protective Factors. “Strengthening Families” is a research- informed approach developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. It is based on engaging families, programs and communities in building five (5) Protective Factors: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of need, and social and emotional competence of children. This approach helps child welfare systems, early education, prevention organizations, and other programs work with parents to build five (5) protective factors that, when present, increase the overall well-being of children and families.
Strengthening Families Protective Factors. “Strengthening 6 Families” is a research-informed approach developed by the Center for the 7 Study of Social Policy (CSSP) to increase family strengths, enhance child 8 development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. It is based 9 on engaging families, programs and communities in building five protective 10 factors: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and 11 child development, concrete support in times of need, and social and emotional 12 competence of children. This approach helps child welfare systems, early 13 education, prevention organizations and other programs work with parents to 14 build five protective factors that, when present, increase the overall well- 15 being of children and families.
