Federal prosecutors, under former Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been sexually abused by wealthy New York hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Talking to Children: Scary News A high profile case in your community can leave parents feeling panicked and helpless. It is important to remember that children respond to your tone and your unspoken messages. Instead of having your children worry about the unknown of what is being unsaid, this is a good time to reinforce safety rules and see if
Empower Me My Safety Rules: For Children For Teens For Children Check First with a parent, guardian or babysitter before Accepting a ride Accepting a gift Going into a house Having your photo taken Use the buddy system! Play and stay with friends. Find 5 trusted adults to talk to about any problem or worry. They could be your parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches,
Age Appropriate Conversations It’s important to talk to your children often and consistently about how to stay safe. But how you do have effective conversations, from which children absorb valuable information that they may need later? Make sure the information you deliver is easily understood for your child’s stage of development. Toddler Teach your toddler: Their name and guardian’s name
Talk About Touches Children deserve to be safe and healthy. Talking to your child about touches builds trust and opens conversations to create safe, healthy relationships. Have a conversation with your child about body safety rules: Teach correct names for all body parts including private parts. Establish private parts are different from the rest of their body. Reinforce for your
How to Talk to Strangers Not all strangers mean danger If your child got separated from you in public, would they know how to seek out a stranger for help or would they wait until they were approached? Children should be taught how to talk to strangers so that they know how to get help when they need it. Teach
What If Games Safety conversation starters with children and teens “What-if” games are a great way to help children and teens think about how to handle potentially dangerous situations. Adults can use what-if questions to spark conversation with children and teenagers while they are in the car, at the store or during any other shared time. “What-if” games are most
We are pleased to announce Jacob Wetterling Resource Center (JWRC) and the programs of National Child Protection Training Center (NCPTC) are now a part of the Zero Abuse Project! Zero Abuse Project is a 501©(3) public charity based in St Paul, MN, committed to education, training, and survivor support in order to eradicate child sex abuse and remedy its resulting
The Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County set a date for the annual Cherishing Children Pinwheel Rally. The event will be on Friday, March 31 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Melba Shewmaker Zero Abuse Project at the Northwest Arkansas Community College campus
Child maltreatment-related problems such as human trafficking, trauma and disruptive behaviors in children will be the focuses for the La Crosse Child Maltreatment Conference, which will include two presentations for the public, May 11-12 at the Radisson Hotel at 200 Harborview Plaza. –LaCrosse Trubine
More than 261,000 children throughout the state of Arkansas will benefit from new child abuse prevention education, thanks to the collaboration of Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund and Zero Abuse Project.
“A primary reason why abuse victims are afraid of the church is because of the level of immaturity and ignorance they have experienced in how they are treated or handled by the community and leadership of a church.” – child sexual abuse survivor –Religion News Service
Victor Vieth is, unfortunately, no stranger to the countless stories of child abuse in both the United States and the rest of the world. –Daily Journal
UIS students, interested in protecting children, are getting a front row seat to a day on the job. Wednesday, a national organization training professionals in the field stopped on campus. –Illinois Homepage
Attorney Jeff Anderson speaks at a press conference outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, on Monday, August 4 , 2014. Anderson holds a sheet with photos of five out of the eight New Ulm Diocese priests accused of sexual misconduct. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) St. Paul based attorney Jeff Anderson described the private birthday bash he’s hosting this
USA Volleyball and USA Wrestling – the Olympic national governing bodies for their sports who oversee networks of coaches and clubs that work with hundreds of thousands of children across the country – maintain lists of adults banned from their organizations for activities including sexual misconduct but keep those lists confidential, officials confirmed. –Chicago Tribune
An interfaith initiative has created international ethics guidelines for religious leaders to insure proper conduct with their congregants. –The Jewish Week
TAYLOR COUNTY—Crimes involving children are on the rise in Taylor County, and in an effort to better handle the cases, one local prosecutor recently attended a very informative training. –Mountain Statesman
A registered sex offender managed to hide his status from the General Services Administration for nearly a full year before the federal agency discovered his child pornography conviction. –The Washington Times
The Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community Behavioral Health (MARTI-CBH) Conference, “Addictions, Violence and Crimes: TIPS (Treatment, Intervention and Prevention) for Families, Schools and Communities,” will be held July 9-13 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. –The Indiana Gazette
Faith-based groups and medical and mental health professionals are talking about how to heal victims of child abuse. The agencies gathered for a two day summit called “Chaplains for Children” at the Wesley House in Meridian. –NewsCenter11
Sexual assault cases continue to rise in Northwest Arkansas and until recently there was not a regional coordinator to train and assist medical professionals who conduct forensic exams following alleged assaults. –TB&P
The 61-year-old operator, Archie Foster, is a registered sex offender who spent nearly 13 years in a Florida prison after pleading guilty to 29 counts of child pornography. –Clarion Ledger
Zero Abuse Project is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to the elimination of child sexual abuse. Our programs are designed to provide training and education to professionals and students, and to help transform institutions to effectively prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse.
