Resources shared during “Strengthening Family Protective Factors”
Information, Handouts, & Activity Ideas for Visit Planning and Facilitation
Great Start Collaborative Livingston County: https://greatstartlivingston.org/strengtheningfamilies/
Strengthening Families (Center for the Study of Social Policy): https://cssp.org/our-work/project/strengthening-families/
Strong Parents, Stable Children: https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/early-intervention/first-steps/first-steps-training
Children’s Trust Fund Alliance: https://ctfalliance.org/protective-factors/
Protective Factors Conversation Guides (in the Prevention Resource Guide from Child Welfare Information Gateway): https://www.childwelfare.gov/preventionmonth/
Protective Factors with Teens (and other special populations):
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/guide-teen/?platform=hootsuite
Missouri Family Resources (and promotional materials): https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/missouri-family-resources
Make Time for Nine printable bookmarks: https://extension.usu.edu/relationships/spsc-training
CDC’s Amazing Books for Children: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/amazingme.html
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/outreach/dolly-partons-imagination-library
Vroom Tips (tip sheets and guides containing fun, free activities. Is also an app): https://www.vroom.org/vroom-materials
Self-Care Wheel: https://www.centerffs.org/sites/default/files/Self%20Care%20Guide%20Toolkit.pdf
Parents’ Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF): https://cssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PAPF-User-Guide.pdf
Protective Factors “hand”: https://tularecountycapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Five-Protective-Factors-1.pdf
Training, Videos, Printed Items and Digital Resources
Strong Parents, Stable Children: https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/early-intervention/first-steps/first-steps-training
Free Online Training from Children’s Trust Fund Alliance and Social Media Images and Memes (from Parent need2know Resources): https://ctfalliance.org/protective-factors/
Pathways videos on milestones (including typical and atypical development), as well as activity ideas by age: https://pathways.org
Thrive in Five Videos for Parents (on Missouri’s Early Care & Education page):
https://earlyconnections.mo.gov/families/training-opportunities-for-family
Strengthening Families Rack Cards and Make Time for 9 bookmarks from MO Children’s Trust Fund:
https://mo-ctf.azurewebsites.net/forms/orderform.aspx
Be Strong Families (items to purchase): https://www.bestrongfamilies.org/diy-keeping-your-family-strong