CAST Quarterly Newsletter: September 2020
September 30, 2020
The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our quarterly CAST newsletter!
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CAST Quarterly Newsletter: June 2020
June 30, 2020
The team at Zero Abuse Project is excited to share our CAST quarterly newsletter!
CPTA article is now published in the Journal of Public Child Welfare
June 9, 2020
In addition to providing simulation training in its CAST program, UIS provides additional simulation training to child protection professionals in the field through its Child Protection Training Academy. This publication serves as both a testament to what CAST can do and how it can grow into new venues to better those already working in child-serving career paths.
WCUCOM 3rd in Nation for Primary Care
June 4, 2020
One of our CAST medical schools, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, was ranked #3 by U.S. News & World Report for producing the highest percentage of primary care residents.
Congrats, WCUCOM!
CAST Collaboration with APSAC
June 1, 2020
Zero Abuse Project, through the Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) program, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and the New York Foundling.
25th San Diego International Virtual Summit Call for Posters
May 20, 2020
Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) is currently seeking submissions for virtual poster presentations for their 25th San Diego International Virtual Summit. Topics such as innovative programming, research, literature reviews, etc. provide several pathways by which one’s CAST program may be showcased alongside the work being done by CAST faculty and students. Feel free to contact us if there’s anything
New On-Demand trainings added!
May 20, 2020
All previous Wednesday Workshops and many more informational webinars covering a wide range of topics in child abuse prevention, education, and intervention are now available in our On-Demand Video Library.
CAST Connections
May 6, 2020
We’d like to congratulate our CAST colleagues Dr. Jennifer Parker and Stacey Olson on being featured in the University of South Carolina Upstate’s 50th Anniversary news segment. Coverage includes interviews with Dr. Parker and Zero Abuse Project’s Founder and Senior Director Victor Vieth, both of whom participate in the From Crime Scene to Trial training which utilizes the center’s mock house and mock courtroom.
GiveAtHomeMN: Your Support is Needed!
May 1, 2020
Thank you for taking a moment to read this message. Together, we are experiencing a challenge
that we have never faced before, and we understand the value of your time.
Minnesota Professional Partner Organizations: Search Rescue and Recovery Resources of MN
April 29, 2020
Search and Rescue Groups: Search, Rescue, and Recover Resources of Minnesota (SRRRMN), Midwest Technical Rescue Training Associates (MTRTA), Emergency Support Services (ESS)
Trauma Informed Care in Schools (Webinar)
April 17, 2020
Join Pete Singer, co-founder of Care in Action Minnesota, as he discusses trauma informed care in schools. This webinar will be held April 22 from 3:30-6:30PM CT. The focus of this training will be 1) an understanding of six principles of trauma-informed care and 2) Individual and organizational responses to secondary traumatic stress.
Minnesota Professional Partner Organizations: MN Department of Corrections
April 15, 2020
Throughout our state, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) works diligently to contribute to a safer Minnesota.
In These Times: An Online Safety Inventory
April 10, 2020
As families work to respond to COVID-19, many parents are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and afraid. Caregivers are trying to do what is right for their children without the benefit of a road map of what has worked well before.
Minnesota Professional Partner Organizations: United Legacy
April 1, 2020
United Legacy is a Minnesota based Nonprofit organization that offers a no cost missing person search management service.
Destination Imagination (DI) Partnership
March 27, 2020
Destination Imagination (DI) is a global educational nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators, leaders, and creative problem solvers.
A Letter from Patty Wetterling
March 24, 2020
We, our family and friends, are not unfamiliar with some of the dynamics of the crisis our nation is facing. There is tremendous fear, and it is taking way too long to solve, or turn things around. Living with fear and unknowns for nearly 27 years, we managed to find ways to cope. Maybe some of our coping strategies will be helpful to you…
Youth Serving Organization, Minnesota Theater Alliance
March 17, 2020
JWRC Director Alison presents Under a Watchful Eye: Prevention Education for Youth Serving Organizations to MN Theater Alliance members.
Child Protector App: Protecting against child abuse
March 6, 2020
Child Protector assists Children’s Protective Services, law enforcement, attorneys and medical personnel when evaluating children who may have been physically abused. The free app was developed by Children’s Mercy and the University of Texas Health Science Center (San Antonio) through Children’s Justice Act Funding from Texas and Missouri.
30 Year Anniversary: March – Be Kind- Youth Serving Organizations
March 5, 2020
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys (as we fondly call “GSRV,” “River Valleys,” or “council”) is one of 111 Girl Scout councils in the United States. We operate as Girl Scouts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We serve 28,000 girls in southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and a single (yet important!) county in Iowa. Our work is supported by more
The “Hit No More” Social Media Contest
March 4, 2020
Are you a social media whiz? Check out the “Hit No More” Social Media Competition. The goal of this contest is to develop social media materials to persuade Americans that physical punishment is never okay to use—so to quit hitting children.
11 for Jacob – The Beginning of A Movement
February 11, 2020
The answer to the question of what happened to Jacob Wetterling came in September of 2016. It was not the answer that we wanted. What happened to Jacob was and is completely unfair. One spark that came out of that dark and grief filled time was a movement for the people of Minnesota and beyond to move forward in hope
Family-Friendly Valentines based on the #11forJacob Movement
February 10, 2020
Family-friendly Valentines based on the #11forJacob Movement. Download and print your own to give to family and friends to share our message of hope and positivity! Be Kind Be Positive Be Joyful Be Thankful Be Understanding Be Gentle Be a Good Friend Be Fair Be a Good Sport Be Generous Be Honest
A Letter from Patty Wetterling
February 1, 2020
Welcome to the beginning of our yearlong journey to honor 30 years of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center. Over the course of the next 11 months, we will use Jacob’s 11 positive traits as our guide to acknowledge and celebrate the partners and communities of people that have made JWRC what it is today.
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection Educational Webinar Series
January 31, 2020
These webinars are excellent resources for learning from experts in the field on best-practices and current topics in child maltreatment
IUP CAST Professor Releases New Textbook
January 26, 2020
Zero Abuse Project would like to congratulate Dr. Pearl Berman on the release of her new textbook entitled “Violence Across the Lifespan.” Dr. Pearl Berman is a Full Professor, the Chair of the Psychology Department at Indiana University of PA (IUP), and the President of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence (NPEIV). She has also been a member of
