5 Protective Factors
Strengthening Families is an effort to help families give their children what they need to thrive. It’s about taking advantage of your unique strengths as a parent and ensuring you have the skills and supports you need to make sure your child — and your family as a whole — is safe, secure and happy.
Strengthening Families is a research-informed approach by the Center for the Study of Social Policy that has proven to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. It is a powerful and easily implemented framework that is based on engaging families, programs and communities in building five protective factors. Protective factors help families succeed and thrive, even in the face of risk and challenges.