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Investing in Children: Connecticut's Landmark Prevention Law
When Connecticut lawmakers concluded
that state government did too much "crisis" spending - in other
words, paying huge sums to deal with the results of troubled and
neglected childhoods - they adopted Public Act 06-179, An Act
Concerning State Investment in Prevention. Read more
A Children's Stock Portfolio
The Children's Portfolio, released in
April 2007 by the Commission on Children, shows that state
prevention policies help children succeed while producing a healthy
return-on-investment (ROI) for the state. "Simply put, it pays to
invest in prevention for children," House Speaker James A. Amann
said.
Download a PDF copy of the Portfolio |
Order printed copies | Read more
Connecticut's Playbook for Prevention
Winners are made, not born.
With that in mind, the Connecticut Commission on Children and its
partners have put together Connecticut's Playbook for Prevention, a
"game plan" that parents, educators, care providers, and
policymakers can follow to ensure all Connecticut children grow into
happy, healthy, and productive adults. Go to the Playbook
website
Communicating Prevention Policies for Children
In 2005, the Commission on Children and its partners commissioned
the FrameWorks Institute, a Maryland-based communications research
organization, to identify the most effective ways to inform the public on prevention policies.
Download the Frameworks report (PDF)
Listening
Tour:
Community
Conversations on
Prevention
From late 2001 through mid 2002, the Connecticut Commission on Children and The Governor’s
Prevention Partnership held
a series of conversations in communities across
Connecticut -- a "listening tour" -- to learn the views of
people from different communities, occupations
and perspectives on the subject of prevention. The resulting report was submitted to the State Prevention Council, which was
charged with developing a state prevention plan
and framework. Download the report (PDF)
This page was last updated:
December 7, 2010
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