Special Projects
Arkansas Strengthening Families Initiative
Arkansas Strengthening Families is an initiative to integrate existing strategies for preventing child
abuse and neglect into early care and education programs.  The primary strategy is to introduce the
concept of building protective factors around children in early childhood settings.

For more information about SFI, Arkansas SFI, or the protective factors concept, click here.
A Walk Upstream
"A Walk Upstream" is a visual program about child abuse and neglect prevention.  The program was
produced by Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network and funded in part by the Arkansas
Children's Trust Fund.

The program originally aired on AETN, Arkansas' public television station and still airs occasionally.  A
recorded version of the production is also available, along with a copies of the related materials.

To access to "A Walk Upstream" on the AETN web site, click here.