Prevent Child Abuse Georgia

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 11 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 🔷🔷🔷 The 2024 Georgia Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect planning committee is working hard to make this year’s event extraordinary. Hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, the conference is set for Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Hilton Peachtree City Conference Center. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates on sponsorships, exhibiting, and registration. 🔷🔷🔷 Click below to subscribe: tinyurl.com/PCAGAnews

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 + 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! Join professionals from across the state at the Hilton Peachtree City Conference Center for the 2024 Georgia Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. This year’s conference features innovative workshops regarding prevention, intervention, and treatment of children and families impacted by child maltreatment. It is proudly hosted by PCA Georgia, the Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy. The theme for the 2024 conference is Lean on Me. The Lean on Me theme reflects a movement away from family surveillance toward a culture of support that values and uplifts people raising children. The need for caregivers to be supported is universal. Systems, communities, and individuals can proactively respond to strengthen families by building protective factors and being a resource for caregivers to lean on. CEUs requested include a maximum of six hours for the following disciplines: nursing, social work, LPC, LMFT, and law enforcement. Registration, networking, breakfast, and exhibit tables OPEN at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The conference opening plenary will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 • $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟏 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 • $𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠. 𝟏-𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟏 Don't delay! The conference sold out early last year. For more details, visit Tinyurl.com/GACCAN.

Do you have a listing on Find Help Georgia? We want to ensure your program listings populate on a search when that program covers a specific geographical area. Sometimes, it is by the ZIP Code but also by the county or city. Register for an upcoming Find Help Georgia training to learn how to customize your listings and connect with the Find Help Data Team to provide details about your program’s coverage areas. You may also email info@findhelpga.org to request initial technical assistance. Training: https://lnkd.in/gnez_NkJ . . . . . #FindHelpGA #LocalHelp #Georgia

Remember and honor those who served and sacrificed on this Memorial Day. . . . . . #PCAGeorgia #MemorialDay #StrongFamiiles

ICYMI: 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽? 💙🤍💙 New community partnerships, outreach events, and media coverage highlighted Child Abuse Prevention Month for Prevent Child Abuse Georgia this April. "We are grateful to everyone for supporting our efforts during this month of special focus on our work to build strong families," said PCA Georgia Executive Director Jennifer Stein. "Whether you completed a training, shared a social media post, planted pinwheels, or attended one of the new Celebrating Georgia Families events, it all adds up to a united approach to creating a primary prevention ecosystem in Georgia." Click the link to see our highlights: https://ow.ly/KnXn50RSEwp

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴏᴡ? ᴀ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴘᴄᴀ ɢᴇᴏʀɢɪᴀ ɢʀᴀꜱ/ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴꜱ 🔷 Clarissa Seay PCA Practicum Student and Student Assistant 2020-22 Executive Assistant Multi-Agency Alliance for Children 1. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴊᴏʙ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ? I am an executive assistant and IT liaison at the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC). 2. ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏʟᴇ. In my current role, I work directly with the company's CEO to ensure the business runs smoothly. I also troubleshoot our network and information technology systems as needed. 3. ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ᴘᴄᴀ ɢᴇᴏʀɢɪᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ? PCA gave me the passion to work for and with children in foster care and taught me how to communicate with stakeholders in the community to serve youth better. 4. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴘᴄᴀ ɢᴇᴏʀɢɪᴀ? I enjoyed preparing for and participating in Prevent Child Abuse Month every April and all the events surrounding it, especially making the pinwheel. 5. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴄᴀ ɢᴇᴏʀɢɪᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ? Working with PCA opened many doors, and I'm very grateful. I learned much about the child welfare system and the resources available to youth and families.

ICYMI: During April’s awareness month, radio coverage included an interview with Niecey Shaw on 102.9 with Executive Director Jennifer Stein; the station also ran PSAs all month. We are grateful to our media partners for showcasing PCA Georgia's work to support #StrongFamililes. Click below to listen: https://lnkd.in/djWKaPdF . . . . . #PCAGeorgia #MediaPartners #StrongFamilies #ChildAbusePreventionMonth

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 + 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! Join professionals from across the state at the Hilton Peachtree City Conference Center for the 2024 Georgia Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. This year’s conference features innovative workshops regarding prevention, intervention, and treatment of children and families impacted by child maltreatment. It is proudly hosted by PCA Georgia, the Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy. The theme for the 2024 conference is Lean on Me. The Lean on Me theme reflects a movement away from family surveillance toward a culture of support that values and uplifts people raising children. The need for caregivers to be supported is universal. Systems, communities, and individuals can proactively respond to strengthen families by building protective factors and being a resource for caregivers to lean on. CEUs requested include a maximum of six hours for the following disciplines: nursing, social work, LPC, LMFT, and law enforcement. Registration, networking, breakfast, and exhibit tables OPEN at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The conference opening plenary will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 • $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟏 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 • $𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠. 𝟏-𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟏 Don't delay! The conference sold out early last year. For more details, visit Tinyurl.com/GACCAN.

Sign up for the Helping Parents Build Social Connections training, set for 10 a.m. on June 20. This Strengthening Families Georgia workshop will provide family-serving programs with practical everyday ideas based on sound research to strengthen families through Protective Factors and social connections. Participants will: o Identify key elements of social connections and discuss with a partner some social connections they have in their own life. o Examine information about social connections and discuss what their programs can do to build social connections. o Discuss the impact of social connections in a good and a not-so-good situation in their lives. For more details and registration information, visit: tinyurl.com/PCATrain.

Sign up for the next Find Help Georgia workshop, set for 11:30 a.m. on June 18. Find Help Georgia is a free and easy-to-use virtual resource hub that can help connect individuals in our community to free and reduced-cost programs and services like yours. We are bringing together community organizations for a workshop and overview to walk through how your organization can use this platform and set up your programs. For more details and registration information, visit https://lnkd.in/eudmA8ux.