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"What Do WV Kids Really Need? 'Movement For Children' Aims to Find Out." National Movement for America's Children in Public News Service - WV.

James M. Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America talks National Movement for America's Children with Public News Service - West Virginia here.

"New Promises to Children: Campaign Kicks Off in Idaho." National Movement for America's Children in Public News Service - Idaho.

Roger Sherman, Executive Director, Idaho Children's Trust Fund/Prevent Child Abuse Idaho talks National Movement for America's Children with Public News Service - Idaho here.

"Crowdsourcing for America's Children." National Movement for America's Children at AdAge.

James M. Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America talks National Movement for America's Children and crowdsourcing at AdAge here.

The National Movement for America's Children in the Huffington Post.

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"Children's well-being is one of the civil rights issues of our time." Bill Bentley, President and CEO, Voices for America's Children

"Children's well-being is one of the civil rights issues of our time. The purpose of this movement is to give people who care about children a way to make their voices heard – we hope to make citizens care as much about all of America's children as they care about their own. There are millions of us who believe that investing in children today is an investment in their future – and ours." Bill Bentley, President and CEO, Voices for America's Children

Movement Day One.

Almost 1,000 pledges signed, 200+ likes on Facebook, 100-strong in advocates signed on from across 24 states, 239 media outlets picking up the news. The Awakening has begun! Thank you America!

NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN AWAKENS THE NATION!

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Summer Barbeques and Kids; More Than Ketchup Stains.

Summer barbeques and kids go hand in hand. Why not turn a barbeque you're already having into a house party that raises awareness and funds for healthy child development? We’ve designated October 14-16 as the weekend for people across the country to host parties supporting children. However, parties can happen anywhere, anytime. You'll be helping to change the way our country values children while having a good time. We just can't promise to get rid of the ketchup stains. We have a goal to raise $30,000 by the end of the weekend, and the great news is, through game watches, brunches, and dinner parties, we’re already a quarter of the way there! Please help us reach our goal by hosting a party, attending a party, or holding a virtual party online. Visit the House Party Weekend website here for more details. Our toolkit, which you can find here, will help you decide on a party idea, fundraising goal, and more. Everyone has a role to play in creating a healthy future for children. Help support Prevent Child Abuse America in a fun and creative way. We want to celebrate children every day of the year.

Healthy Families America Chosen by 33 states for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chicago, IL (July 8, 2011) - Prevent Child Abuse America is pleased that Healthy Families Amercica, Prevent Child Abuse America’s signature, evidence-based home visiting program has been chosen by a total of 33 states and all five US Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, America Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) as one, if not their only model, to fund with federals dollars via the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, a component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

“We couldn’t be more excited, or humbled, to learn about the interest in Healthy Families America,” said James M. Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America, “but we also believe that what’s truly important is that home visiting is available to all children and their families. This is about the future of this country and ensuring that all children have an equal opportunity for healthy growth and development.”

Healthy Families America is an evidence-based, nationally recognized home visiting program model designed to work with overburdened families who are at-risk for adverse childhood experiences, including child maltreatment. It is the primary home visiting model best equipped to work with families who may have histories of trauma, intimate partner violence, mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Healthy Families America services begin prenatally, or right after the birth of a baby, and are offered voluntarily, intensively and over the long-term, three to five years after the birth of the baby.

“This news represents the strength of this community-based partnership between parents, providers and the places they live,” added Hmurovich, “and to further the reach and impact of a program such as Healthy Families America is not just an accomplishment for Prevent Child Abuse America, but the right thing to do.”

Prevent Child Abuse America would also like to take a moment to recognize the hard work of the Healthy Families America staff, Cydney M. Wessel, National Director of Healthy Families America; Phyllis Medrano, Healthy Families America Network Coordinator; Lisa Sutter, National Director of Training; and Kate Whitaker, Kathleen Strader and Lynn Kosanovich, Regional Directors for the West-Southeast, Central and Northeast respectively, because without them this level of interest and support for the program would not be possible.

“Ultimately, we know that the success of evidence based models like Healthy Families America are enhanced by the commitment and skills of the staff that administer it, train on it and develop the implementation strategies that allow it to expand its presence in communities across the nation,” said Hmurovich.

ABOUT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA

Prevent Child Abuse America, founded in 1972, works to ensure the healthy development of children nationwide while recognizing that child development is a building block for community development and economic development. We believe that communities across the country are doing innovative things with great results to prevent abuse and neglect from ever occurring, and what we need to do as a nation is commit to bringing this kind of ingenuity to communities everywhere. Based in Chicago, Prevent Child Abuse America has chapters in 47 states and 387 Healthy Families America sites in 36 states.

Saving Everyone's Baby. The Casey Anthony verdict. And Esse Diem.

It is very hard to know what to feel or say in the wake of the Casey Anthony verdict. What we we do know and do feel though, is that the future of the nation depends on our thinking about all children as our children. It is time we awaken to a national dialogue on how to ensure the healthy growth and development of all children and the prevention of child abuse and neglect before it ever occurs. We plan to have this dialogue in communities across the country, and we will share more on that soon, but for now please know that we, and you, are not alone in feeling this way. There is Prevent Child Abuse America's Chapter network and Healthy Families America program network. There are also the thoughtful words on Caylee Anthony's life and potential legacy posted on the Esse Diem blog which you can read here.