For nearly 50 years, The Child Abuse Prevention Center has been a local, state, and national service, training, advocacy, and resource center dedicated to protecting children and strengthening families. Located in Sacramento, CA, The CAP Center is home to several unique entities that each take a complementary approach to preventing child abuse. By providing an array of direct service and capacity building programs across the spectrum of prevention, The CAP Center’s mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect and our vision is for all children to grow up safe and healthy in nurturing families and communities.
Our founding entity has led child protection efforts in Sacramento County, pioneering successful child abuse prevention programs that have become models for other groups throughout California and the nation.
Birth & Beyond Family Resource Center Collaborative:
Nine strategically located and coordinated Family Resource Centers within Sacramento providing home visitation, parent education, and crisis support
Health Initiatives:
Black Infant Health (BIH) and Safe Sleep Baby provide tailored support and education to reduce disparities in maternal and infant mortality
Collaboration & Impact:
Sacramento’s Child Death Review and Prevention Cabinet convene multi-disciplinary teams to develop data-driven prevention strategies
Training Department:
Culturally-responsive and evidence-based trainings build the capacity of child and family serving
As the California state entity of the national Prevent Child Abuse America network, PCA-CA develops collaborative networks and provides TA and advocacy for child and family serving agencies across California.
California Family Resource Association (CFRA):
Leads policy advocacy and network development on behalf of FRC members to promote prevention, strengthen families and communities, and reduce disparities in outcomes
Strategies TA:
Provides bespoke technical assistance and capacity building support for community organizations and networks to advance family strengthening, primary prevention, and community-driven collaboration
Coalition for Victims of Child Abuse (CVCA):
Unites professionals and agencies across the state to strengthen the network of support services for child victims and their families professionals across the region