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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.
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
Feds’ reporting loophole let GSA employee hide child porn conviction
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
MARTI conference to focus on opioid epidemic
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
Child advocacy workshop in Meridian
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
Mercy collaborates with area agencies to hire coordinator overseeing sexual assault exams
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
Sex offenders can cater to kids under Mississippi law
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
Merger means Jacob Wetterling Resource Center will expand national footprint
The Center is merging with the Zero Abuse Project (ZAP). It means the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center will be able to do even more to advocate for families and prevent child abuse nationally.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Partners With Jacob Wetterling Resource Center to Find Missing Minnesotans
Minnesotans will not forget what happened to Jacob Wetterling and the painful toll the tragedy has taken on the Wetterling family.
Expert Says Tibbetts Family has Long Road to Recovery
Authorities say Christian Rivera led them to Mollie Tibbetts’ body in a cornfield roughly ten miles away from her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. That’s where Tibbetts was last seen running on July 18.
Search continues for missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Nearly 300 miles south of the Twin Cities, the search for Mollie Tibbetts intensifies. On July 18, the 20-year-old went for a jog in the small town of Brooklyn, Iowa and she hasn’t been seen since.
Sarah Stultz: If you see something suspicious, say something
I don’t know about you, but the news Saturday that there was an attempted abduction at the Freeborn County Fair put me a little on edge.
Free mandated reporter training to be held Aug. 28
Alison Feigh with the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center will be presenting on mandated reporting including signs, symptoms and patterns of abuse or maltreatment, the process and best practices for reporting along with a discussion using scenarios.
Former Classmate Continues Search For Wendy Khan
To help assist in the search for missing 46–year–old Wendy Khan of Mankato, a former classmate has decided to join forces with a couple organizations.
Editorial: Be vigilant in teaching children about personal safety
Every time local law enforcement releases information that a high-risk predatory offender is moving into our community, questions surface about why that person may be able to be released and what the guidelines are for offenders.
She disappeared in 1988. Now Lake Elmo gatherings set to stir new clues
Friends and family of Susan Swedell are hoping a ceremony this weekend will help bring attention to her case. Swedell, 19, went missing during a blizzard in Lake Elmo on Jan. 19, 1988, and hasn’t been seen since.
Swanson case still unsolved
Ten years have gone by and Brandon Swanson is still missing. Reflecting on the last decade, however, those closest to the investigation and search efforts remain hopeful that concrete answers will come someday.
Treating Childhood Trauma
In 1850, a Catholic orphanage called St. Aemilian was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take in children whose parents had died in a cholera epidemic. 168 Years later, that same organization — now known as “SaintA” — is still finding shelter for thousands of children who need it, often kids who have deep trauma in their young lives, and helps those kids with a revolutionary approach that’s spreading across the country.
‘Amazing Eight’ get national recognition
A Park Rapids woman was among eight sisters, six of them victims of childhood sexual abuse by a family member, recently featured in “People” magazine.
NWACC Gets National Recognition for Child Abuse Prevention Efforts
Child abuse cases continue to rise and students at Northwest Arkansas Community College are getting top notch training to bring those numbers down. NWACC is the first community college to get national recognition for it’s Children’s Advocacy’s Studies Program.
Star House Opens with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The STAR (Simulation Training and Research) House at Arkansas State University officially opened Monday afternoon with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at its location on 2511 Quapaw Street on campus. The College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Department of Social Work sponsored the event.
State Profiles for 50 states and District of Columbia
We’ve made a first pass at gathering highlights of ACEs initiatives in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Within the text, below, are links to the individual posted profiles for each state. If you see corrections or want to make additions, we’d love that. Just add them in the comments section of that individual post. Instructions are at the top of each individual post.
Predatory offender community meeting is Feb. 12
A community notification meeting on a level 3 predatory offender moving to Red Wing will be held 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 in the lower level of the Red Wing Public Library.
Give the Gift of Support This Holiday Season
The holiday season will soon be upon us: the energy, the excitement and the stress. The pressure to create a picture-perfect holiday is evident in our society.
