Protective Factors

Resources on Protective Factors for Families

There are specific research-informed protective factors that help to keep families strong.

Introducing Our 2025 Family Wellbeing Index

Parents play an incredibly important role in our society. In raising their children, they lay the foundation for the future …

A New Theory of Change for Child Abuse Prevention

As the Minnesota chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA), FamilyWise looks to PCAA as a partner and thought leader …

Our 2023 Family Wellbeing Index

Parenting is hard, even in the best of circumstances. All families need the support of their communities in order to …

Protective Factors Framework

The five protective factors at the foundation of Strengthening Families are characteristics that have been shown to make positive outcomes more likely for young children and their families, and to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. Learn more about the research-based Protective Factors Framework below.