The
Livingston County Children’s Wellness Committee will be providing, “Stewards of
Children,” a child abuse prevention training, on Tuesday, August 11th
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Livingston County Health Center, located at 800
Adam Drive.
“Stewards
of Children” is a two-hour, video-facilitated, interactive prevention training
program created by the organization Darkness to Light, founded with the goal of
reducing the incidence of child sexual abuse.
Participants will not only gain a better understanding of how to
recognize the signs of abuse, but will also walk away knowing how to respond
when they suspect abuse and how to better protect the children in their own
lives. The training also teaches the
effects of sexual abuse on child victims.
The goal
of this program is to raise awareness and educate adults about child sexual
abuse. This program is designed to increase
knowledge as well as change attitudes and behaviors regarding the protection of
children.
DeAn Witt,
Child Advocate at North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center and Mary
Taylor, RN and Maternal Child Health Coordinator for the Livingston County
Health Center will be facilitating the training.
Sexual
abuse affects one in 10 children.
Learning about sexual abuse is the first step in helping to prevent
it. Those interesting in attending this
training should call the Livingston County Health Center at 660-646-5506 to
register. There is no cost to attend
this training.
All
services of the health center are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.
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