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1 in 10
Research estimates 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday. This is too many.
Join us as we work to prevent child sexual abuse and support those promoting healing for children in our community. Find out more below.
Find out more below.
Learn more about the trainings we offer below:
Thanks for your commitment to protect children!
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- Strengthening Families Georgia Trainings
(You can attend any module in any order- no prerequisites required. Each module offers 2hrs of BFTS credit)
- JANUARY 15 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families Georgia: An Effective Approach to Supporting Families and Communities
- FEBRUARY 5 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families through Parental Resilience
- MARCH 19 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families through Social Connections
- APRIL 16 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families through Knowledge of Child Development
- MAY 21 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families through Concrete Support in Times of Need
- JUNE 18 10am-12pm: Strengthening Families through the Promotion of Social and Emotional Competence of Children
- Mandated Reporter/Supporter Trainings
(Mandated Reporting Offers 1.5hrs BFTS credits)
- APRIL 4 10:30am-12pm: Mandated Reporting
- APRIL 18 10:30am-11:30am: Lean On Me: Creating A Culture of Family Support
- Connections Matter Trainings
- APRIL 1 12pm-1pm: Connect Now
- APRIL 25 10am-12pm: Becoming A More Resilient Parent
For other training times, or to bring a training to your group, request a training below.
- Mandated Reporting (request a training)
- Connections Matter (request a training)
- Becoming A More Resilient Parent (request a training)
- Strengthening Families Georgia (request a training)
Resources
Here are some of our go-to websites and articles that provide valuable information to parents and adults working with children :
- The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Age 1-21
- Healthy Sexual Development 1
- Healthy Sexual Development 2
- Talking To Your Kids: A Checklist (Focusing on bodies, sex and boundaries)
- More Tips for Talking with Children About Sexual Abuse
- Netsmartz Workshop for parents and guardians: helping parents keep children safe online.
- Caring For Kids: What Parents Need To Know About Sexual Abuse
- Prevention for children with disabilities here.
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Mandated Reporting
In-Person (or Virtual!) Mandated Reporter Training
A Child's Voice Child Advocacy Center/ Prevent Child Abuse Walton has facilitators trained by Prevent Child Abuse Georgia to deliver Mandated Reporter Training to communities, professionals, or groups who wish to have in-person training. The training typically takes 90 minutes and is offered free to community partners (some limitations apply). BFTS credits are available.
Mandated Reporter Training Objectives:
- Understand how the laws around mandated reporting affect you
- Define four types of abuse and related indicators
- Describe the process for handling a disclosure of abuse
- Follow the basic procedure for reporting suspected child abuse
Child serving professionals and volunteers may suspect child abuse or have a child disclose abuse to them through their work with children. However, barriers such as fear of reporting, the inability to recognize all forms of child maltreatment, and vague organizational policies may prevent professionals from making a report of child maltreatment. Ideally, mandated reporting is the early recognition of child maltreatment with the goal of preventing further abuse and reducing the adverse consequences of maltreatment.
If your agency is unable to host our mandated reporter training, we also recommend the free online training through Pro Solutions.
Connections Matter
Bring Connections Matter to your organization or group!
The Connections Matter Workshop is an interactive discussion-based program that can be taken in either two days (2 hours each day) OR one day (4 hours) in-person or by utilizing the virtual Zoom format.
Target Audience:
Parents, Caregivers, Community Members, Child-Serving Professionals, Healthcare/Human Services Providers, Faith Organizations, Educators, Business
Topics covered include:
- Connection between trauma, brain development, resilience, and health
- Concrete knowledge about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) using Georgia data
- Strategies for increasing and improving your own connections
- Tools for strengthening both personal and community resilience
- Action planning and next steps for how you can make a difference
- Resources on trauma-informed care and implementation
