Friday, April 14, 2006
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month...“Safe Children and Healthy Families Are a Shared Responsibility”
This year’s theme – Safe Children and Healthy Families Are a Shared Responsibility – draws attention to the fact that all families benefit from strong, supportive neighborhoods and communities. Through Child Abuse Prevention Month, we hope to raise awareness of the role that everyone can play in protecting children, supporting families and keeping kids safe.
Let’s get started on making the 2006 Child Abuse Prevention Month the best yet. Together, we can help make this world an even better place for our children.
Child Abuse Prevention Month activities are occuring all over Minnesota in April. Follow this LINK to the Training and Events page for more information on these events and ideas for your own community.
All around Minnesota communities are raising awareness about Child Abuse Prevention during April. To see a list of events by Minnesota region, follow the Regional Activities link below. If you know of an event that you would like us to add to this listing, please send the details (and a link if possible) to us at pcamnadmin@pcamnadmin.org, or call us at 1-800-621-6322.
If you're looking for ideas about what you can do in your community during Child Abuse Prevention Month, check out the 2006 Child Abuse Prevention Resource packet. This packet contains an enormous amount of information that you can use.
If you'd like to order blue ribbon stickers or child abuse prevention brochures to distribute during April, you can download an order form. There is still time since delivery only takes about 10 days. And I don't think there is ever a wrong time to work to prevent child abuse... not just in April.
The best advocacy efforts are those that are created and implemented by programs and individuals at the local level, but here is a staarting place for information and resources available on the web:
This year’s theme – Safe Children and Healthy Families Are a Shared Responsibility – draws attention to the fact that all families benefit from strong, supportive neighborhoods and communities. Through Child Abuse Prevention Month, we hope to raise awareness of the role that everyone can play in protecting children, supporting families and keeping kids safe.
Let’s get started on making the 2006 Child Abuse Prevention Month the best yet. Together, we can help make this world an even better place for our children.Child Abuse Prevention Month activities are occuring all over Minnesota in April. Follow this LINK to the Training and Events page for more information on these events and ideas for your own community.
All around Minnesota communities are raising awareness about Child Abuse Prevention during April. To see a list of events by Minnesota region, follow the Regional Activities link below. If you know of an event that you would like us to add to this listing, please send the details (and a link if possible) to us at pcamnadmin@pcamnadmin.org, or call us at 1-800-621-6322.
If you're looking for ideas about what you can do in your community during Child Abuse Prevention Month, check out the 2006 Child Abuse Prevention Resource packet. This packet contains an enormous amount of information that you can use.
If you'd like to order blue ribbon stickers or child abuse prevention brochures to distribute during April, you can download an order form. There is still time since delivery only takes about 10 days. And I don't think there is ever a wrong time to work to prevent child abuse... not just in April.
The best advocacy efforts are those that are created and implemented by programs and individuals at the local level, but here is a staarting place for information and resources available on the web:
- Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota is the Minnesota Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America. If you are in immediate need of child abuse prevention information, please call us at 1-800-CHILDREN.
- Since 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with chapters, they provide leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels; with the help of state chapters and concerned individuals to promote valuing children, strengthening families and engaging communities nationwide.
- From the Department of Health & Human Services is the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. This site alone can provide you with all the information you need about child abuse. Pay special attention to the secion on reporting child abuse. Remember that child care providers are mandated reporters.
- Cyfernet has an excellent list of online resources about child abuse prevention.
- The Child Abuse Prevention Network, begun in 1995, serves over 30,000 visitors (professionals and families) a month to assist them in solving complex problems in the field of child abuse.
- The Child Welfare League has some great ideas on things you can do to advocate for child abuse prevention.
For Any One That Cares About Children:
Resources to Support Parents:
- Tips for Being a Nurturing Parent
- Understanding Your Child’s Behavior
- 10 Little Things That Can Make a Big Difference in Your Marriage
- Soothing A Crying Infant
- Surviving Toilet Training
- Dealing With Temper Tantrums
- Time Out Tips
- The Power of Choice
- Winning the Chore War
- Sibling Rivalry
- Setting Rules and Consequences With Teens
Ways for Advocates to Get Involved:
- Ideas for Talking With Others
- Sample Op/Ed
- Write Your Local, State or National Representative and tell them child abuse is a shared responsibility
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:36 PM 
