Child Maltreatment Policy Resource Center

The Child Maltreatment Policy Resource Center (CMPRC) was founded and is operated by the Institute for Human Services (IHS) in Columbus, Ohio. The Center was created as a think tank to drive proactive change in both public policy and direct practice in the fields of child maltreatment and child protection. We identify and analyze the most pressing problems and dilemmas confronting the field, and we research and apply the best available evidence to help resolve them.

The Center’s leaders and staff members have advanced professional degrees in psychology, social work, child development, public administration, law, medicine, and public policy. Together they have many decades of experience in research, policy analysis, policy development, direct practice, academic education, and in-service training in child maltreatment.

The Center’s products include policy white papers, practice guidance, issue briefs, and training opportunities for policymakers and practitioners in the professions responsible for serving maltreated children and their families.