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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Prevention and Early Intervention Division

Manages community-based programs that prevent juvenile delinquency and child maltreatment;
Helps communities enhance services provided through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services;
Assists communities in identifying prevention and early intervention needs, and
Supports the development of, and modifications to, new and existing programs designed to improve outcomes for children, youth and their families.

Provides child abuse prevention programs;
Provides parenting classes; and
Provides relevant information and tools to anyone who cares to positively shape the future of our children.

Provides national leadership in public policy development for children and families;
Serves as a clearinghouse for effective prevention strategies including education and training;
Fosters the translation of research into practice to inform more effective public policy on children and families;
Delivers evidence based strategies that promote optimal models that enable communities to assess their ability and capacity to provide for children and families;
Advises communities on a continuum of programs that provide the array of services necessary for healthy and age appropriate child development and family support; and,
Delivers a communication plan that a) provides a clear message that abuse and neglect is preventable, b) engages parents, families, individuals, communities, public officials, educators and the business community, and c) identifies a variety of actions that promote the mission and empowers individuals and groups to become engaged in individual and systemic changes.

Monitors Texas legislative initiatives affecting children and notifies its constituents to take action when appropriate; and
Sponsors an annual conference on child abuse prevention and provides training for teachers.