Collaborating across sectors and communities 

Preventing child abuse and neglect is complex. We believe that prevention is not the responsibility of any single agency or organization. It requires a collective, coordinated response across systems and communities. 

We are working with our partners in ways that center family wellbeing and address root causes of child abuse and neglect, such as mental health challenges and economic insecurity, to strengthen the systems that support families so that families get the support they need before reaching the point of crisis. 

Our Partnerships

Systems change requires collaboration and sustained commitment. The Children’s Trust works with partners across sectors and communities to coordinate efforts, share knowledge and resources, and spark the bold ideas and big actions that redefine how Massachusetts supports families. 

Our Partners

Healthy Families Massachusetts

Lynn
Healthy Families North Shore
Catholic Charities

Medford
Healthy Families Melrose/Wakefield
Melrose Wakefield Healthcare Inc.

Milford
Healthy Families Framingham/Milford
Criterion Child Enrichment, Inc.

New Bedford
Healthy Families New Bedford

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

North Adams/Pittsfield
Healthy Families Berkshire County
Child Care of the Berkshires

Northampton
Healthy Families Hampshire County

Community Action Pioneer Valley

Southbridge
Healthy Families of Southern Worcester County

Worcester Community Action Council

Springfield
Healthy Families Springfield

Square One

Waltham
Healthy Families Central Middlesex

Jewish Family and Children’s Service

Weymouth
South Shore Healthy Families

Health Imperatives, Inc.

Worcester
Healthy Families of Greater Worcester

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Massachusetts Family Centers

Medford
Medford Family Network

Medford Public Schools

North Adams
Family Center of Northern Berkshire County

Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.

Vineyard Haven
Martha’s Vineyard Family Center

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc.

Fatherhood Initiative
Fathers & Family Network

Fatherhood Initiative
Nurturing Fathers Program

Child Sexual Abuse Programs

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County & North Quabbin

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County

The Massachusetts Children’s Alliance (MACA)

Massachusetts Society for a World Free of Sexual Harm by Youth

Enough Abuse

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