Prevent Child Abuse Georgia

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on families? Wondering how to enhance your skills and contribute to quality Family Strengthening and Support programs? Join us for a two-day virtual training on Feb. 11-12, 2025, on the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. Learn how evidence-based research of the five Protective Factors (Family Centeredness, Family Strengthening, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Community Strengthening, and Evaluation) can work together to improve the principles of family support practice. This training is excellent for managers and direct service staff in the management and direct service staff in the Family Support and Strengthening field. Teams of Executive Directors, Managers, Coordinators, and direct service staff are highly encouraged because each plays a crucial role in effectively implementing the Standards. Training will occur on both days from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. When you register, please include the best physical mailing address; training materials will be directly shipped to you. Spaces are limited, and each training requires a minimum number of participants, so secure your spot today! Take advantage of this opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of families and communities. Register now to embark on this transformative journey with us. DETAILS | REGISTER: tinyurl.com/GFSNTraining

???? ?????? ???????? ??????????????/???????????????????? ???? ???????? ?????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????? ?? ???????????????????? ????????????????? ?? The Prevention and Community Support (PCS) section of DFCS is adding members to the Georgia Parent Advisory Council, aka GA PAC. This is a great opportunity for parents/caregivers to use their voices and experience to advise PCS and its partners. The opportunity includes compensation to parents/caregivers for travel + time. Want to learn more? If you are passionate about developing meaningful partnerships between parents/caregivers and child welfare staff, contact Octavia Trammell at [email protected]. #ThrivingFamilies #ParentLeadership

For those unable to attend in person, the Find Help Georgia Annual Forum will be available via live stream starting at 8:30 a.m. today. The overview of the Find Help Georgia statewide resource portal is being hosted by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, and the Technical College System of Georgia. Learn where your organization fits in this collaborative initiative and how it is transforming lives by connecting people in need of help to free and reduced-cost services available in their own communities through Find Help Georgia’s easy-to-navigate helpline and virtual community resource center. The session, streaming live from the Georgia State University School of Law Knowles Conference Center, will also be recorded, with a link to be provided to all registered attendees. Click below to access the event. https://ow.ly/KYHu50U9WXL

Prevent Child Abuse Georgia staff and representatives from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, Prevention and Community Support Section attended the Prevent Child Abuse America Executive Directors’ Meeting in Phoenix. Shown, from left, are DFCS PCS CANP Unit Manager Laura Griggs, Georgia Essentials Coordinator Beth Florence, Executive Director Jennifer Stein, DFCS PCS Director Karsten Hartman, and Director of Communications and Media E. Lane Gresham.

?????? ?????????????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???????????????? ???????????????????? Prevent Child Abuse Georgia partnered in a workshop with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the Essentials for Childhood framework at the Prevent Child Abuse America Executive Directors’ Meeting in Phoenix. In Georgia, the Essentials initiative is embedded in the state-level child abuse prevention plan. Attendees heard an Essentials overview from CDC Associate Director for Program Dr. Phyllis Ottley and a state-level implementation update from Prevention and Community Support CANP Unit Manager Laura Griggs, PCA Georgia Georgia Essentials Coordinator Beth Florence and PCA Georgia Executive Director Jennifer Stein. ??????????, ???????? ????????, ?????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ??????????; ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ???????????????? ??????????; ?????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ?????? ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ???????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ????. ?????????????? ????????????; ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????????? ?????? ?????? ????. ?????????????? ??. ??????????????; ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????????????????? ?????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????; ?????? ???????????????? ???? ???????????? ?????? ???????????????? ????????????????, ???????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????? ?????????????? ???????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????? ????????????.

Nov. 18 is National Injury Prevention Day! ?? The Injury Free Coalition for Kids and its National Injury Prevention Day partners are pushing forward with efforts to stop injuries and violence – the number one killer and cause of hospitalization of people from ages 1 to 44 years old. For the fifth year in a row, Safe Kids Worldwide, Safe States Alliance, the American Trauma Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Be SMART, a program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the National Drowning Prevention Association (NDPA), the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR), the Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA), JPMA Cares, and the Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention will join forces with Injury Free to raise awareness and empower communities to change. Join us in these efforts on Nov. 18 – National Injury Prevention Day! Learn more: www.injuryfree.org

Sharing from our colleagues at Prevent Child Abuse America.

???????? ???? ?????? ???????? ???? ????: ???????????????? ?? ?????????????? ???? ???????????? ??????????????, ?????? ?????? ??????. ????-?????????????? While it is important for Mandated Reporters to understand their role in recognizing and reporting abuse, expanding their scope to that of Mandated Supporter empowers them to be proactive in their response against child abuse and neglect. The concept of Mandated Supporters replaces family surveillance with a variety of supportive responses to bolster and nurture family well-being. This presentation will help participants better understand strategies to connect families to resources and support to reduce ‘family overwhelm’ and prevent child abuse and neglect. Training Objectives: o Understand the shared responsibility for child well-being o Learn how Overwhelm contributes to reports of child abuse and neglect o Reflect on assumptions about families and encourage a strength-based approach o Discover tools to create a culture of support o Brainstorm ways to engage families who may need support Register: Tinyurl.com/PCAGAwebinar

Georgia State University School of Public Health in the news: ?? https://lnkd.in/eKh4_JYf

??? ??????? ???????? ???????? ?????? Prevent Child Abuse Georgia offers a variety of low or no-cost trainings that help communities and family-serving organizations understand their vital role in child abuse prevention. Trainings touch on topics such as early child development, protective factors, and how to build strong families. Click below to learn more: tinyurl.com/PCATrain