DARKNESS TO LIGHT
STEWARDS OF CHILDREN TRAINING:
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
MONDAY, September 17, 2018 5:30-8 P.M.
Missouri Coalition for
Community Behavioral
Healthcare (training location)
221 Metro Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Missouri KidsFirst leads and supports
communities in abuse prevention!
Hotline: 800-392-3738
OUR VISION IS FOR EVERY CHILD TO BE SAFE FROM ABUSE.
Empowering adults to protect children.
SAFE-CARE
Missouri KidsFirst manages the SAFE-CARE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination-Child Abuse Resource and Education) network. SAFE-CARE is Missouri’s medical response to child abuse.
PREVENTION
Although we would like to prevent child abuse and neglect from ever occurring, we believe that adults must also be educated and empowered to recognize and react responsibly to child abuse.
POLICY
Missouri KidsFirst advocates in the Missouri General Assembly for policies and statewide funding for programs that protect and prioritize the safety and well-being of children.
MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING
Missouri KidsFirst manages Missouri’s Child Abuse and Neglect, Mandated Reporter Training (free and online). We also provide in person mandated training to organizations for a fee.
Check us out on Facebook
Check us out on Twitter
Thank you for attending @ShoneySWECC! Love all of the great work you are doing for @JCPSTWEETS https://t.co/k9qQZXLuaB
Great training tonight thanks to @missourictf and @MOKidsFirst Not only was it informative as a professional but as a parent as well. Learn the 5 steps to prevention of sexual abuse. Its estimated that 1 in 10 children have been sexually abused by 18 and 90% know their abuser. https://t.co/vtMioaz7Pq
Thank you @missourictf for your generous funding and support of our @Darkness2Light Stewards of Children Initiative! It is so much fun training adults all over Missouri to protect children in their community from child sexual abuse. https://t.co/o3VeQYYcoK
Thank you @MOKidsFirst & Trainer Annie Wilson @mommyjin2 for presenting Stewards of Children in the JC community tonite. Invite Annie to your community! It’s an adult responsibility to protect children. #D2L #TippingPoint #PreventSexualAbuse https://t.co/Et8bCPyx2A
#Marchto10k #EmpoweringAdultsToProtectKids https://t.co/210J4tZqfB
Hosting a Stewards of Children Training in the JC community. Contact us to host one in yours! 1 Learn the Facts 2 Minimize Opportunity 3 Talk About It 4 Recignize the Signs 5 React Responsibly #D2L #TippingPoint #PreventSexualAbuse @MOKidsFirst https://t.co/t4BsUCnFpG
Shout out to @SenatorDixon for discussing the Joint Committee on Child Abuse & Neglect hearing this week re: the importance of stopping the cycle of abuse/neglect-- @MOKidsFirst crisis center testified that 3 generations of abuse/neglect seen in their center #KidsWin #MoLeg
Happy to share that the Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018 has cleared @senjudiciary. We are lucky to have Missouri's own @RoyBlunt as a champion! Thank you for your leadership. https://t.co/2PGW0sLhuM
. @MOKidsFirst and Children's Center of SW MO told of the importance of counseling and play therapy for child sex abuse survivors. One girl in treatment: "My story has no power over me anymore”
OUR STORY
Missouri KidsFirst primarily leads and supports communities in abuse prevention, provides training to multi-disciplinary team members engaged in child protection, and advocates public policies that address and prevent child abuse.
