Child neglect and abuse are serious issues that may have lasting detrimental effects on its victims. The motive of preventing child abuse and neglect would be to prevent this violence from occurring in the first place.

Child abuse and neglect are complex problem rooted  in unhealthy relationships and surroundings. Preventing child abuse and neglect requires covering variables at all levels of this social ecology–both the person, relational, community, and social levels.

Successful prevention strategies concentrate on changing policies, procedures, and social norms to make secure, nurturing relationships and surroundings. The approaches and their corresponding strategies are presented  below.

Approach : Strengthen economic supports to households

Strengthening household monetary safety

Family-friendly job policies

Approach : Change social standards to encourage parents and positive parenting

Public participation and education campaigns

Legislative strategies to lessen corporal punishment

Approach : Supply care and education early in life

Preschool enrichment with household participation

Enriched quality of child care during licensing and certification

Approach : Enhance parenting skills to encourage Wholesome child growth

Early childhood home visitation

Parenting ability and household relationship methods

Approach : Intervene to reduce harms and stop future threat

Improved primary care

Behavioral parent training plans

Remedy to reduce harms of misuse and neglect vulnerability

Therapy to prevent problem behavior and after participation in violence