Contributing Factors

• Latino children in Nueces County disproportionately affected by child abuse and neglect
• Cultural norms
• Poverty
• (Cycle of) domestic violence
• Knowledge of and access to services

Restricting Factors (what's helping)

• Public awareness about symptoms
• Vocational training
• Home visiting programs
• Parental support to break the cycle

• DFPS/PEI - Resources, data, educational support
• Faith-based community - mentors, support
• TX Workforce Commission - training
• Business leaders - funding/vocational training
• THV and other home-based visiting programs - education/support
• Purple Door - education
• Criminal justice partners - support, education, awareness
• Educational professionals - support, mentors, education, awareness
• Medical professionals - awareness, support, education
• LULAC

• Nonprofit that serves Latino Community 9
• Home visiting programs 7
• Mental health services 7
• Parenting education programs 5
• Community Health Workers 5
• Awareness campaign (social media/apps) 4
• Parent cafes 3
• Block parties 2
• Child care clubs 1
• School-based programs 1

Priority Strategy: To increase family awareness about child abuse and prevention, increase the scale or implementation of the evidence-based practice of home-based visits

Action Steps:

1. Identify and map all home visiting programs including THV
2. Promote home visiting programs 
3. Identify number of allowed families (capacity) and announce vacancies
4. Participate in the home visiting Community Advisory Board subcommittee of SB6 coalition 
5. Share ongoing continuous quality improvement efforts
6. Advocate for additional funding to expand capacity

Priority Strategy: To address underlying factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect, increase access to mental health services

Action Steps:

1. Participate in Texas System of Care
2. Show need (Correlation to CAN and mental health) to the need to those who provide MH services ie. Behavioral Health Services, Family Counseling Services, Women Shelter, NAMI, Bayview, MHM.
3. Engage potential MH partners who have a role to play 
4. Where feasible collaborate to leverage funding to increase services identified to have the greater impact.

Priority Strategy: To strengthen understanding about child abuse and what to look for, implement parent educational programming

Action Steps:

1. Identify who, where, when classes offered
2. Provide master list of classes
3. Brainstorm and share creative ideas to increase participation to overcome stigma of needing support
4. Promote classes 
5. Track participation rates across programs