MASSACHUSETTS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP

The Massachusetts Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership (MCSAPP) is a public/private collaborative whose mission is to prevent child sexual abuse by engaging adults and communities in effective perpetration prevention efforts at the local and state levels.

On October 1, 2002, Massachusetts was selected by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control as one of three sites in the country to pilot and evaluate promising perpetration prevention models. The Partnership will oversee implementation of the three-year CDC project in cooperation with Massachusetts Citizens for Children, lead agency for the project, and Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC), evaluator for the effort.