The guide covers the critical elements of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships (SSNRs), is organized into four sections that reflect the goals and subsequent steps necessary for community action:
Raise Awareness and Commitment to Promote SSNRs and Prevent Child Maltreatment
Use Data to Inform Actions
Create the Context for Healthy Children and Families Through Norms Change and Programs
Create the Context for Healthy Children and Families Through Policies
The scope of child maltreatment is discussed, and common types of abuse are defined.