In order to prevent child abuse and neglect, the support of individuals and institutions is paramount. There are variuos strategies for enhancing prevention of child abuse.

In order to prevent child abuse, the support of individuals and institutions is paramount. The following are some of the suggested strategies for enhancing prevention of child abuse:

Some of the examples are:

• Creating awareness on child rights, laws that affect them and other issues which affect children;
• Creating an environment that encourages dialogue between children, parents, guardians, caregivers, teachers and communities;
• Providing integrated family life education in schools;
• Providing affordable medical care and other social services to children;
• Formulating a national child protection policy;
• Enhancing monitoring of children’s programmes and projects;
• Creating and strengthening child friendly laws, policies and systems;
• Enhancing the capacity of stakeholders including Child Protection Agents in child rights and protection;
• Empowering and strengthening families socio-economically;
• Establishing and strengthening community based rehabilitation centers for children.
• Government to legislate laws that provide for deterrent punishment for child abusers;
• Encouraging children to report abuses and exploitations perpetrated against them;
• Encouraging members of the society to take increased responsibility in reporting child abuse, exploitation and gender based violence incidences;
• Poverty eradication and creation of wealth;
• Improving governance and eliminating corruption.