Welcome to the National SafeCare® Training and Research Center
Our center is the national center for training and research in the SafeCare model, an evidence-based practice for the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
The National SafeCare® Training and Research Center (NSTRC) was established in 2007 with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The goal of NSTRC is the nationwide implementation of the SafeCare model, an evidence-based home visitation program that has been shown to reduce child maltreatment among families with a history for maltreatment or with risk factors for maltreatment. The NSTRC is engaged in research efforts to improve the training, implementation, and translation of the SafeCare model. Additionally, NSTRC is cultivating collaboration with communities, child welfare administrators, and policy makers to increase support and resources for evidence-based practice and the prevention of child abuse and neglect on a local, national, and international scale.
