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Welcome to our Resource Hub, where you’ll find informative insights, tool, reports, guides and more at the intersection of domestic violence and child protection. Explore a wealth of information at the intersection of domestic violence and child protection. Tools, fact sheets, and videos are just some of the formats in which you can find information.

Whether you are a child welfare connected professional, a parent, a domestic violence advocate, or simply interested in learning more about the work of the National Center to Advance Peace for Children, Youth, and Families, our carefully curated collection of resources is designed to empower, inform, and inspire.

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Preparing for Initial Conversations with Child Protective Services (CPS)

Child Welfare

A survivor-centered guide to help you prepare for early conversations with CPS, understand what to expect, and navigate the child welfare system with clarity, safety, and confidence.

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Can I Record a CPS Interview in My State? A Guide for Survivors and Families Navigating Child Welfare

Child Welfare

This guide helps survivors and families understand their rights to record CPS interviews. Learn state-by-state consent laws, special CPS rules, and key considerations before you press record.

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The Blurred Line Between Poverty and Neglect: Considerations for Mandated Reporters

Child Welfare

This guide helps mandated reporters distinguish poverty related hardship from willful neglect, offering examples & guidance that prioritizes family preservation.

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Telehealth Best Practices

Child Welfare

Embed brief digital literacy coaching into the intake process; keep a simple resource sheet with screenshots for the platforms you use.

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Understanding Parentage: What It Means and Why It Matters in Custody, Visitation, and Child Support

Child Welfare

Learn how parentage is legally established and what it means for your rights. This guide offers survivors, advocates, and families key info on safety, decisions, and custody choices.

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Betrayed by the System: How Failure to Protect Laws Harm the Families They Promise to Save

Child Welfare

Survivors of domestic violence face impossible choices, yet systems often punish them with harmful “failure to protect” laws instead of understanding their realities.

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The Nicholson Brief

Child Welfare

Twenty years after Nicholson v. Scoppetta, children are still unjustly removed from survivor parents. This brief explores its impact on child welfare law and ways to prevent the harm of removal.

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Parental Alienation Primer for Advocates

Child Welfare

"Parental alienation" is increasingly used in family court as a counterclaim in custody cases involving allegations of DV or child abuse.

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Fact Sheet

Tips for Meaningfully Engaging Families and Communities in a Post-COVID Landscape

Child Welfare

It’s important for systems to offer support and ask what’s needed, not offer diagnosis or solutions. Remember, communities always have the answers that best fit their needs.

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Glossary of Common Child Custody Terms

Child Welfare

Confused by legal terms in child custody cases? This glossary breaks them down in plain language, helping survivors and families feel informed, confident, and empowered throughout the process.

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Tips for Talking with Youth about Dating Violence and Building their Capacity to Form Healthy Relationships

Domestic Violence

It is important to know how to talk to young people about dating violence and understand their perspectives.

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