tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66484506591199206982024-03-13T02:10:41.624-05:00Changing The Way We Think About PreventionPrevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.comBlogger688125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-11478078993423563772016-04-15T14:43:00.001-05:002016-04-15T14:43:13.250-05:00We are moving all of our blogging to our new website!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for coming here to check out the blog, but please head to our new <a href="http://preventchildabuse.org/" target="_blank">Prevent Child Abuse America website</a>, which you can do <a href="http://preventchildabuse.org/" target="_blank">here</a>, because we are now doing all of our blogging there. Thanks!</span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-49075632644215357972016-02-24T10:22:00.002-06:002016-02-24T10:22:42.461-06:00Home Visiting, Family Support and Bella Bond.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In response to the recent publication of </span><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/01/baby-doe" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">'Baby Doe' by Jill Lepore</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in The New Yorker, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">w</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">e posted a Statement titled </span><a href="http://www.preventchildabuse.org/news-and-publications/recent-news/147-feb-24-bond" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">"Home Visiting, Family Support and Bella Bond"</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">today.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 25.2px;">We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">"The noble dream here is that, if only child-protective agencies collected better data and used better algorithms, children would no longer be beaten or killed."</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Jill Lepore writes this in The New Yorker, she is asking whether our society knows how to ensure the healthy development of all children. She is also writing about the sad case of Bella Bond – a child killed by her mother’s boyfriend and dumped in Boston Harbor by the couple – and asking whether it is possible for our society to prevent child abuse and neglect at all.</span></span></div>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-23761646815688211112016-02-18T17:55:00.002-06:002016-02-18T17:56:34.554-06:00Prevent Child Abuse America in The Washington Post.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Janet Rosenzweig, Vice President of Research & Programs at Prevent Child Abuse America was quoted this week in The Washington Post article </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/is-cleaning-house-the-best-way-for-schools-to-deal-with-sexual-abuse/2016/02/17/577eedb2-d29d-11e5-b2bc-988409ee911b_story.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">"Is cleaning house the best way for schools to deal with sexual abuse?"</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Please let us know what you think about the article, and Dr. Rosenzweig's quotes, in the Comments section, and please note that we have published an excerpt from the article below. Thanks. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 32.4px;">“The adults in the building have to be taught that it’s not enough to have good or bad people; you have to maintain a healthy sexual environment. That means every teacher has to define the norms — set a dress code, talk about what kind of language is acceptable, talk about how teachers talk to kids.”</span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-75499123264216269602016-02-05T17:45:00.001-06:002016-02-05T17:45:41.900-06:00Announcing: The Montana Summer Institute 2016 - Applying Positive Community Norms to Cultivate Healthy Cultures.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We want to be sure you know that our partners at The Montana Institute have announced the dates for</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/" target="_blank">The Montana Summer Institute 2016</a></span></span></span><a href="http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - Applying Positive Community Norms</span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/" target="_blank"> to Cultivate Healthy Cultures</a> - July 6th-9th at the Big Sky Resort. <br /><br />To quote The Montana Institute:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"</span>Inspiring. Powerful. Transformative. These are just some of the ways
participants have described the Summer Institute’s enlightening
presentations, deep discussions, and skill-building workshops.<br /></span></span><br />
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2016 Institute will focus on the core science and practice of Positive
Community Norms (PCN). We will share instructive case studies, key
implementation strategies, current research, and best practices to help
you plan, expand, or sustain a PCN effort. Dr. Jeff Linkenbach, the
founder of PCN, will lead an expert roster of speakers in delivering
dynamic, interactive sessions on how to apply this framework to
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can learn more about <a href="http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/" target="_blank">The Montana Summer Institute 2016 here</a>. </span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-85182791670070257752016-02-01T16:06:00.003-06:002016-02-01T16:06:39.506-06:00Great childhoods, abuse and youth-serving organizations - the good news and causes for concern. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Janet Rosenzweig, Vice President for Programs & Research for Prevent Child Abuse America, has published a piece in philly.com titled <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthy_kids/What-is-the-rate-of-child-abuse-in-schools--rec-groups.html" target="_blank">"What is the rate of child abuse in schools, rec groups?"</a> that looks at <a href="http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2485360" target="_blank">"Children Exposed to Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations,"</a> a study published online today in JAMA Pediatrics. According to Dr. Rosenzweig, the study "offers both good news and cause for some concern when it comes to the rate of abuse in these groups." We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions or comments. We have also pasted an excerpt below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Results from this study left me with an unanticipated area of concern: Of the children who reported abuse in a youth-serving agency or organization, 64 percent of the abuse by an adult was verbal or emotional. Based on this study, it’s estimated that up to 1 million kids could answer yes to the question: “Did you get scared or feel really bad because grown-ups in your life called you names, said mean things to you, or said they didn’t want you?” Emotional abuse, or bullying by an adult in a youth-serving organization, is 10 times more prevalent than sexual abuse, and the scars can be deep and long lasting. This is unacceptable, and is a call to action for parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parents should consider action on two fronts: with their children and with their youth organizations. First, open communication with their children should include a conversation making it clear that coaches and other adults may say things are difficult to hear sometimes, but remarks from a good coach make a child want to work harder and do better, not make them feel bad or unwanted. Parents should encourage their children to share any concerns about a coach or staff members’ behavior or language.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Secondly, parents and caregivers should also investigate the policies and procedures of any organization serving their children. Learn the basics like how staff and volunteers are screened and trained, but don’t stop there. Most youth sports teams have specific volunteer or required roles to help the team operate, like “snack parent” or “equipment parent.” As the next team season approaches, think about collaborating with other parents to develop a rotating schedule for a “stand parent”, an adult to attend each game or practice to watch from the stands and cheer for each player, while keeping an eye and ear open for inappropriate treatment of kids by staff and volunteers."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>What a year it has been!</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />
This year because of your support:
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Healthy Families America program, an evidence-based, family-centered
program that supports parents in building the foundation for healthy
child development;</span></span></li>
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prevention and child sexual abuse prevention technical assistance
centers were created to provide information and share strategies
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of Pinwheels for Prevention were planted in New York City, Chicago and
Washington D.C. to raise awareness for all children to have the great
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-29050957233736433802015-12-28T11:31:00.000-06:002015-12-28T11:31:12.031-06:00Did You Know?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />HFA is an evidence-based, family-centered home visitation program designed to support families as they nurture the parent-child bond and achieve their goals.<br /><br />This year, over 85,000 families were able to participate in this program! </span></div>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-73590869196745809922015-12-18T17:59:00.002-06:002015-12-18T17:59:38.378-06:00You Can Do So Much!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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year, over 85,000 families were able to receive support from Prevent
Child Abuse America's signature prevention program, Healthy Families
America (HFA), a strengths-based, family-centered home visitation
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<i>"I like the continuous support in raising my child from my HFA Family
Support worker and the information she brings at each visit pertains to
the stage of development of my daughter. She is always available and
answers any questions/concerns I have about my daughter and my family.
Her support has extended beyond just caring for my daughter but also for
the well-being of my family."</i><br />
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will do much more than support a program. Your gift will enable the
children and families receiving support and education to nurture the
parent-child bond and achieve their goals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are honored to share <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/charitable-donations/best-and-worst-charities-for-your-donations" target="_blank">this </a>with you, and even more honored to be in such fine company. Please take <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/charitable-donations/best-and-worst-charities-for-your-donations" target="_blank">a look</a>, share <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/charitable-donations/best-and-worst-charities-for-your-donations" target="_blank">the link</a> and let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, and thank you to <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/charitable-donations/best-and-worst-charities-for-your-donations" target="_blank">Consumer Reports</a> as well.</span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-63775734448099353622015-12-09T12:31:00.001-06:002015-12-09T12:31:25.105-06:00You Can Transform A Life.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over 85,000 families were reached by the Healthy Families America program;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Child sexual abuse and peer-to-peer (bullying) abuse prevention strategies have been implemented nationwide, and;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hundreds of thousands of pinwheels were planted, raising awareness in neighborhoods just like yours. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can make sure this work continues to grow and reach children and families throughout the United States by <a href="http://click.email.globalcloud.net/?ju=fe1f1177766503747c1576&ls=fdbf1572736003797c16757463&m=fe60157073610779761d&l=fe5615777d6c007c7211&s=fe3812717562067d751173&jb=ffcf14&t=" target="_blank" title="giving a gift today">giving a gift today</a>.</span></div>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-17546538432683915552015-12-04T13:30:00.002-06:002015-12-04T13:30:40.488-06:00Spotlight, Shadows and Speaking Truth to Power.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">In response to the release of the movie <i>Spotlight</i> w</span><span style="background-color: white;">e posted the Statement titled <a href="http://preventchildabuse.org/news-and-publications/recent-news/146-dec-4-spotlight" target="_blank">"<i>Spotlight</i>, Shadows and Speaking Truth to Power"</a> today.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nor are you going to see car chases, tidal waves, earth quakes or even people raising their voices very often.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And for a movie about the Boston Archdiocese child
sexual abuse scandal, you’re not going to learn much about
evidence-based solutions, or the most effective ways to raise healthy,
vibrant children either.</span></span></div>
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about how we prevent child sexual abuse from ever happening in the first
place: we don’t allow it to exist in the dark, wrapped in secrets that
are fostered by adults who are unable, or unwilling, to ask hard
questions about what they know is happening right in front of them.</span></span></div>
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the investigative journalists and brave citizens who stood up to a
system that thrived on secrecy and intimidation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If the role adults play in preventing child sexual
abuse isn’t clear already, let us be clear here, now – preventing child
sexual abuse is not the responsibility of children, it’s the
responsibility of the adults who live in the neighborhoods and
communities those children live in.</span></span></div>
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willing to face things that make us uncomfortable, and as we see in
<i>Spotlight</i>, we also have to be willing to confront the institutions which
prefer that such actions are ignored."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we think about the year that has gone by so quickly, we are thankful for those who support our efforts to ensure that all children have great childhoods because our children are our future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year, thanks to your support, Prevent Child Abuse America has expanded the Healthy Families America program to over 630 sites and was able to serve over 85,000 families across the country! Those families are able to focus on nurturing positive parent-child bonds and parents' efforts to provide the foundation for healthy child development.</span></div>
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end of the year can be a very busy time. Between work and school,
family and friends, travel and holiday parties, there is little time to
take a step back and take a look at the world around us.</span></span></div>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-53525171398968100152015-11-10T18:39:00.000-06:002015-11-10T18:39:43.284-06:00We All Play A Role.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the past ten years I have been honored to be President & CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America. That role is going to change however, because retirement is in my plans for early next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last ten years have seen the incredible expansion of our Healthy Families America home visiting program, now serving 85,000 families each year. Our bullying prevention and child sexual abuse prevention technical assistance services have enhanced the 350 strategies that our 50 state chapters use to support the belief that every child has the right to a great childhood. Without your commitment to this mission, we could not do this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This very difficult decision has allowed me to reflect not only how important this mission is but how great our supporters are. You have helped prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children and for that, I thank you. Your kind, encouraging notes gave me the inspiration to do my job better and for that, I am grateful. You have shown what is possible when people care and that has inspired me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But there is so much more to be done! <a href="http://click.email.globalcloud.net/?ju=fe1b117673610379761c78&ls=fdb9157273670d7a721d707c65&m=fe60157073610779761d&l=fe5815777d6c057d731c&s=fe3812717562067d751173&jb=ffcf14&t=" target="_blank" title="Please continue to help">Please continue to help</a> our mission achieve the next round of successes to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, child abuse and neglect <a href="http://click.email.globalcloud.net/?ju=fe1a117673610379761c79&ls=fdb9157273670d7a721d707c65&m=fe60157073610779761d&l=fe5815777d6c057d731c&s=fe3812717562067d751173&jb=ffcf14&t=" target="_blank" title="by making a gift today">by making a gift today</a>.</span></div>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-48167965602041594612015-11-03T18:07:00.001-06:002015-12-31T12:34:48.550-06:00The reviews are in...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-65970470466522814582015-11-02T15:54:00.001-06:002015-11-02T15:54:12.862-06:00Kids and Trauma: Science Over Force.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In response to last week's High School "discipline" story from South Carolina w</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">e posted the attached Statement titled <a href="http://www.preventchildabuse.org/news-and-publications/recent-news/144-sc-arrest-nov-2" target="_blank">"Kids and Trauma: Science Over Force"</a> today.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 25.2px;">We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The video showing a school police officer subduing an unyielding adolescent with force is yet another reminder that children act out. Sadly, that’s not news. What is news is that there are alternate, appropriate ways to deal with troubled teens that benefit both the child and the community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are a host of reasons why a child might misbehave, and while the details of this young woman’s life are rightfully private, her attorney has made a public statement that she is in foster care and that is a sign that her nuclear family has been unable or unavailable to raise her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Traumatic childhood experiences are the subject of many studies currently. Findings indicate that these experiences can have both immediate and lifelong effect on social and emotional health. Collectively called “Adverse Childhood Experiences,” or ACEs, these experiences can actually change the chemistry of a child’s brain and can be a cause for dramatic changes in a child’s behavior. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Prevent Child Abuse America recognizes the profound lessons from the ACE studies and has incorporated the findings into our work at every opportunity. We are particularly proud to be the non-profit partner to the producers of the film <em><a href="http://www.papertigersmovie.com/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Paper Tigers</a></em>, a documentary showing how the lives of troubled teens are changed when their school adopts a trauma–informed approach."</span></div>
Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-73196433140916844492015-10-30T16:31:00.002-05:002015-10-30T16:32:46.868-05:00Check it out: The current edition of our newsletter is live! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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America, our terrifically popular The Power of One blog post, the National Pinwheel Garden on the National Mall, ultra-marathoner and ultra-Prevent Child Abuse America supporter Chad Weller, #GivingTuesday</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20px;">and Connect the Dots <a href="http://view.email.globalcloud.net/?j=fe5617767d6201787017&m=fe60157073610779761d&ls=fdb9157273670d7a721d707c65&l=fe5815777d6c057d731c&s=fe3812717562067d751173&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe2d1176766d077f711571" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20px;">. So please do take a look and don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions about any of this. Thanks!</span></span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-25400632694942890842015-10-26T17:11:00.001-05:002015-10-26T17:11:21.626-05:00Save the Date: 2016 National Conference for America's Children - October 17th - 20th at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because of your support, Prevent Child Abuse America was a Top Rated Charity in 2014! In order to help us become Top Rated in 2015, we need YOU <a href="http://greatnonprofits.org/orgB/prevent-child-abuse-america" target="_blank">to write a review</a>. <br /><br />Your positive review allows us to maintain our top-rated status and reach new partners, donors and volunteers.<br /><br />In the past year, Prevent Child Abuse America has been expanding prevention efforts: </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have expanded our efforts to prevent peer abuse with new partnerships with Girls Inc., and Chartwells K12, </span></span></li>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-28834888690883785782015-10-16T12:47:00.000-05:002015-10-16T12:55:27.489-05:00Prevent Child Abuse America President & CEO James M. Hmurovich to retire.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prevent Child Abuse America is formally announcing the retirement of
President & CEO James M. Hmurovich. For 10 years, staff and he have
worked to deliver on evidence-based strategies to promote healthy child
development, supportive services for parents, and the primary prevention
of child abuse and neglect. Hmurovich’s last day has not been identified and will be aligned with
the appointment of and transition to a successor, likely in the first
quarter of 2016. A national search for his successor is underway, led by
the National Board of Directors with the help of Phillips Oppenheim. “Jim began his role as President & CEO at a time of significant
change and transformation in the organization’s history,” said Fred
Riley, Board Chair, Prevent Child Abuse America. “He brought a sense of
urgency to achieving financial stability and revenue enhancement, while
never compromising the organization’s focus on children and families. We
are stronger and looking at an even brighter future thanks to Jim’s
efforts and leadership.” During his time at Prevent Child Abuse America, Jim was a member of a
national office team that expanded the organization’s home visitation
program, Healthy Families America, from 360 sites to over 600, increased
the state chapter network from 41 to 50, introduced the Pinwheels for
Prevention campaign as a reminder that child abuse and neglect
prevention is everyone’s responsibility, oversaw the creation of
technical assistance services to the networks on bullying prevention and
child sexual abuse prevention, and the development of a national
movement, Connect the Dots, for children and families. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read the full release on Hmurovich's retirement <a href="http://www.preventchildabuse.org/news-and-publications/recent-news/143-oct-16-ceo-retire" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-79970132252745991922015-10-14T09:27:00.000-05:002015-10-14T09:27:40.966-05:00Prevent Child Abuse America Planted More Than 1,000 Pinwheels at Washington Monument to Celebrate Great Childhoods!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday Prevent Child Abuse America and its Virginia and Maryland chapters celebrated the great childhoods that all children deserve with a "National Pinwheel Garden" by planting more than 1,000 pinwheels near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The public and members of event partners General Federation of Women's Clubs, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta and Chartwells K12 were invited to celebrate the people who helped them enjoy great childhoods by having pinwheels planted in their honor in the National Pinwheel Garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The pinwheel allows us to engage people in a new way," said Prevent Child Abuse America President & CEO James M. Hmurovich. "It provides us with an engaging device to move beyond merely making people aware of child abuse prevention, but motivating them to take action on its behalf. From acts big and small, from providing busy parents with a break to signing onto letters to Congress, each of us can, and must, play a role in ensuring great childhoods for our nation's children. This event in the nation's capital is one more way to convey that message to the country."</span></div>
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when they feel like they have someone in their corner, and this is especially
true of school-age children.</b> Children need to know that someone believes in
them; that they have an ally. Often that person is a parent, but given that
many children spend more of their waking hours at school than at home, they
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a TED Talk two years ago, former teacher Rita Pierson
shared her teaching philosophy. <span></span>In
describing a quiz she administered, Rita shared that one student answered
eighteen out of twenty questions incorrectly. <span></span>Rather than put -18 on his paper, she wrote +2
and added a smiley face. <span></span>Confused by the
smiley face, the student asked if he received an F. When Rita responded, “yes”,
he asked why she put a smiley face on the paper. <span></span>She told him that he got two answers right and
she knew that when they reviewed the material again, he would do better. In her
words, “-18 sucks all the life of you, +2 says I ain’t all bad.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Through simple,
everyday connections, you can make a difference in a child’s life. You don’t
have to be a parent, a teacher or a coach to make a difference. By simply
making children feel noticed and valued you become an ally.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As noted Child Psychiatrist James Comer pronounced, “no
significant learning can occur without a significant relationship.” Each time
you connect with a child and show him that you will listen to him and support
him; you pave the way for learning.<br /> <span><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children are much more likely to try when they know someone
believes they can succeed. And, they are much more likely to reach out for help
(if they need it) when they have a relationship with someone they can trust. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>You can start small
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Listening</b> – try
repeating back what a child shares with you to demonstrate that you are paying
attention and focused on them. <span></span>Regardless of whether or not you agree with
them, validate their feelings and let them know you understand.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Comforting – </b>celebrate
their achievements, no matter how small. Did they help clean the lunch table,
wait for a friend, or let someone else go ahead of them in line? Acknowledge
their choices with public recognition. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Honoring differences</b>
– help them appreciate their uniqueness by praising their hobbies, hairstyles,
clothes or glasses. We all share so much in common, but it is our differences
that make us special. When you point out what makes them special, their peers
will recognize it too.</span></span></div>
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to check in over time to make sure to make sure their relationships and
schoolwork are ok. <span> </span>It’s natural to have
ups and downs, but knowing they have an ally increases resiliency.</span></span></div>
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power to make a difference.<span> </span><b>YOU </b>can be an ally.<span> </span><b>YOU</b>
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Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-35526152833114247612015-10-07T17:38:00.000-05:002015-10-07T17:38:27.766-05:00Prevent Child Abuse America, its VA and MD Chapters to Celebrate Great Childhoods at ‘National Pinwheel Garden’on National Mall. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Tuesday, October 13th, Prevent Child Abuse America and its Virginia
and Maryland chapters will celebrate the great childhoods that all
children deserve with a “National Pinwheel Garden” at 11:00am ET near
the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The
pinwheel, derived from Prevent Child Abuse America’s Pinwheels for
Prevention<sup>®</sup> campaign, is the symbol for child abuse prevention, introduced by the organization nationally in 2008. The public and members of event partners General Federation of
Women’s Clubs, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta and Chartwells K12 are being
invited to celebrate the people who helped them enjoy great childhoods
by having pinwheels planted in their honor in the National Pinwheel
Garden. Individuals can purchase and dedicate pinwheels <a href="http://www.preventchildabuse.org/greatchildhoods" target="_blank">here</a> through Monday, October 12th. On Tuesday, October 13th, the pinwheels will be planted on the National Mall. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>You can read the full press release on the ‘National Pinwheel Garden’ on National Mall <a href="http://www.preventchildabuse.org/news-and-publications/recent-news/142-dc-pinwheel-oct-7" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span></span></span></span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648450659119920698.post-9238523113100793882015-09-30T09:50:00.000-05:002015-09-30T09:50:00.422-05:00Kick-Off For Kids 2015 is this Friday, October 2nd. Please join us. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For more details on </span><a href="http://preventchildabuse.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=559" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Kick-Off For Kids 2015</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> please go </span><a href="http://preventchildabuse.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=559" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span>Prevent Child Abuse Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267226959814482887noreply@blogger.com0