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Professional development and prevention resources for family support staff.
Professional development and prevention resources for family support staff.
This resource hub offers tools, trainings, and guidance for those supporting children and families — clinicians, educators, case managers, and community leaders — to strengthen practice and foster safe, thriving environments.
Discover services and resources that can support you, your family, or the families you serve. This resource, powered by FindHelp, is brought to you by the Children’s Trust of Massachusetts.
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Explore PSB guidance from SafeKidsThrive.org developed in collaboration with the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA).
Read More about Understanding Problematic Sexual Behavior
Research shows that children benefit in powerful and lasting ways when their fathers are present and engaged in their lives. Father involvement is associated with improved cognitive development, social skills, independence, and academic achievement.
Read More about Engaging Fathers in Family Support Work
People who work with families are uniquely positioned to help immigrant parents navigate the fear and confusion that can come with changing laws and policies.
Read More about Supporting Immigrant Families: What the Family Support Workforce Needs to Know
Registration is open now for MASOC’s fall conference! To celebrate MASOC’s 40th anniversary year, our conference theme is going back to our core beliefs and mission.
Read More about From Risk to Resilience: Considering the Whole Child MASOC Children and Adolescents Engaging in Problematic Sexual Behaviors Conference 2026
Attendees will become better prepared to support children’s healthy and safe sexual development, identify and respond to warning signs in children and adult’s behaviors in their programs, and design safety plans to address safe boundaries, privacy, consent and respect.
Read More about Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action
This one-day conference brings together professionals across Massachusetts who are committed to father engagement by providing workshops, networking opportunities, and exhibitors/resources from across the state.
Read More about Massachusetts Fatherhood Leadership Summit
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