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As announced during Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Office of Child and Family Services and the Maine Children?s Trust are pleased to announce the third in our series of Child Abuse Prevention webinars to continue the conversation about the role that everyone has, and strategies that we can all implement, to help keep children in Maine safe.?? ?As a reminder, these webinars are being held the first Tuesday of every other month at 10 a.m.

?*Next Webinar Date:*?*October 4th 2022, from 10 a.m.?to 11:30 am via Zoom*

?*Topic: Examining Youth Mattering as a Child Abuse Prevention Strategy *

Description:? As we heard in our Child Abuse Prevention Webinar series to date, the presence of protective factors for youth and families is a strength in preventing child abuse and neglect, mental illness, and substance use disorder.? In our last webinar we identified the importance of the existence of caring adults and youth mattering as a protective factor that can strengthen resilience in youth.? This month?s webinar will provide education and information on cultivating youth mattering as well as the strategies that we can all employ to enhance youth resilience as a child abuse prevention strategy.? ?? ?

Participants will be able to:


* Gain a deeper understanding of the concepts of youth mattering as a child abuse prevention strategy.? ?
* Identify the importance of youth mattering through the examination of Maine specific data.
* Identify multiple strategies and everyday actions that professionals and other adults can use to enhance youth mattering in Maine.

To Participate:


* *_Please register?here? [ [link removed] ]_*to participate in the webinar and/or receive the recording and resources.
* A meeting invitation and link to the webinar will be sent the day prior to the scheduled webinar.

Thank you for your commitment to supporting families and preventing child abuse and neglect.

?The Office of Child and Family Services and Maine Children?s Trust

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