About the TEAM for West Virginia Children

On this site is an overview of our main programs—the Child Assault Prevention Project (CAP); the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA); Healthy Families America; the New STEPS screening, assessment and referral system; Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia; our Shaken Baby Syndrome Campaign and many other useful resources for parents, family members, teachers and others who work with children and families.

You can also support the work of the TEAM and support our programs in the community by making a donation through the Network for Good. The TEAM's work make a real and demonstrable difference in the lives of children and families across the region.You can be a part of that with your donation. Click on the Network for Good icon throughout the site or click on the following link to help create stronger, healthier families today.

The TEAM for West Virginia Children is pleased to announce that planning is underway for the 2008 Service to Children Award. The award dinner is scheduled for May 27th at the Guyan Country Club. For more information, please call (304) 523-9587 ext. 308.

Dr. Gilbert Ratcliff and Dr. Joseph Werthammer were selected as the first receipients of the Service to Children Award in 2007. You can read more about these two pediatricians here.

Coalition Calls for a Statewide System of In-Home Family Education
In-Home Family Education programs provide parenting education and support to families with young children in their homes. Partners in Community Outreach is a coalition of research-based In-Home Family Education programs operating in West Virginia. The coalition's goal is to create a statewide system of In-Home Family Education that reaches at least 20% of families who are expecting a child or have children under the age of three. To do this, Partners in Community Outreach is requesting an increased appropriation of $2.5 million in the State budget.

Download the In-Home Family Education report
Download the In-Home Family Education map
Visit the website at www.wvpartners.org

The TEAM is the state chapter for Prevent Child Abuse America. Please visit the website for Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia at www.preventchildabusewv.org This initiative is bringing people together across the state interested in improving West Virginia's response to providing support to families so that children can grow up safe and healthy.