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Dear John,
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, as well as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Several exciting educational awareness and prevention events are planned. You can join in the action!
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April 8, 9, and 10
International Symposium on
Faith and Flourishing:
Strategies for Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse
This is a marquee event for the April 8 World Day for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, Healing and Justice. Engage with scholars, public health and mental health care professionals, child abuse prevention experts, and religious leaders of diverse faith traditions from across the globe to share experiences, discover new resources and identify strategies to prevent child sexual abuse and foster healing for survivors.
Hosted by the Harvard Institute for Qualitative Social Science, participants will be able to virtually access on-demand presentations from many experts in the field of child sexual abuse prevention, including MassKids Executive Director, Jetta Bernier, whose presentation, Enough Abuse Campaign To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Model For Social Change will be included in the programs offered.
Click here for details on this free conference and to register
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"PASS THE PREVENTION PACKAGE!”
A package of bills introduced this session in the Massachusetts Senate and House would go a long way to prevent the sexual abuse of our children.
Urge your Senator and Representative to SIGN ON to these bills TODAY!
PROTECT OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN
- SD2262 (Sen. Lovely) and HD1284 (Rep. Lawn)
PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSERS FROM WORKING IN SCHOOLS
-SD2260 (Sen. Lovely) and HD2926 (Rep. Blais)
PROHIBIT AGE OF CONSENT AS A DEFENSE
- SD2300 & SD2299 (Sen. Lovely) and HD1887 (Rep. Gordon)
Learn the Facts. Take Action.
Friday, April 9th
Free Live Webinar
sponsored by Enough Abuse Cape Cod and the Islands
"Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse Legislation"
Join us 8:30-10:30am for a virtual live presentation by Massachusetts State Senator Joan Lovely as she discusses the current package of bills introduced to protect our children from child sexual abuse. Senator Lovely is a fifth term Senator representing the Second Essex District and is a leading voice in the movement to end child sexual abuse.
Participants will learn how they can join MassKids' "Citizens to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse" advocacy initiative to ensure passage of these bills this legislative session.
Click here to view the webinar flyer.
Zoom registration is required; click here to register.
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Tuesdays April 6, 13, 27
MassKids, Greater Lowell Health Alliance and Center For Hope and Healing are launching a 3-part webinar series
"Enough Abuse: Protecting Our Youth From Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking"
Who should attend: Any staff or volunteer working in a Greater Lowell organization or program that serves youth through counseling, tutoring, mentoring, sports, recreation, music/dance/martial arts, faith-based-sponsored activities, scouting, camping, etc.
Part I: Tuesday April 6, 10-11:30 am Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: What Every Youth Organization Should Know
Part II: Tuesday April 13, 10-11:30 am Policies and Practices to Keep Youth Safe and Reduce Institutional Liabilities
Part III: Tuesday, April 27, 10-11:30am Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children 101.
Click here to download the flyer. To register, email: [email protected] by Tuesday, April 5th
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Friday, April 16th
Preventing and Addressing Trauma Virtual Conference
MassKids is a co-sponsor of this 8th Annual Symposium hosted by Salem State University's Center for Childhood and Youth Studies.
Morning keynotes will focus on trauma in children and families, trauma-informed organizations, and screening children for trauma. Presenters will include David Finkelhor, Director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Afternoon sessions will include MassKids Executive Director, Jetta Bernier on the Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse on children's health/mental health, learning and academic achievement. Prevention strategies for schools, youth organizations and communities will be discussed. Carmen Durso, MassKids Board Member and legal expert on child sexual abuse cases, will present on The Law and Child Trauma and discuss legal interventions for individuals who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Registration is free but required, and CEUs are offered for $30.
Click here to register on EventBrite.
And you can click here to see the full agenda.
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