Growing up in a Porn Culture: The Social, Emotional, & Cognitive Effects & A Public Health Solution Presented By: Dr. Gail Dines, President & CEO & Dr. Mandy Sanchez, Program Coordinator Missouri KidsFirst will offer a virtual lunch and learn series for victim advocates working at CACs in 2023. We are partnering with Culture Reframed to […]

Stewards of Children® is a child sexual abuse prevention program developed by the national organization Darkness to Light. This program educates adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This training program is designed for any adult who wants to learn more about preventing child sexual abuse. Stewards of Children® is the only […]

How to Identify and Address the 16 Warning Signs of Secondary Trauma Responses This 90-minute booster session will take a deep dive into understanding the 16 responses to secondary trauma exposure. Being able to identify personal warning signs quickly places advocates in a better position to ask for the help they need. Additionally, advocates will […]

Aug 29th 10am-11:30am Being a Secondary Trauma Informed Team Member: Create a Resilient Workplace Culture In this 90-minute booster session you will learn skills to create a safe, supportive workplace culture. You will learn how to hold space for colleagues, how to practice co-regulation and how to be an affirmative team member. The skills learned […]

All SAFE CARE providers are invited to save the date for the 2023 Annual Update to be held in Columbia, MO. Please look for more information and registration details in the summer of 2023.

Child Sexual Abuse Trial School is planned and coordinated by the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services in partnership with Missouri KidsFirst. Please save the date! Applications for Trial School will be available later in the spring. This is a Trial School for Prosecutors, Forensic Interviewers, Children’s Division Investigators, Law Enforcement and Medical Professionals involved with […]

Based on the nationally-recognized ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, this training provides a purposeful and legally defensible process for conducting expanded forensic interviews with children who may not succeed in a standard, single interview due to trauma, developmental, special needs or other complicating issues, including polyvictimization. This training will teach the expanded interview process as well […]

Peer Review is an opportunity to receive feedback and support to improve your interviewing skills! Statewide Peer Review is scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2023 in Kansas City, MO. This is one of two annual opportunities for peer review. The fall peer review will be held in-person the day after ChildFirst EX. The agenda and […]

Training for Advocates Working with a CAC Facilitated by First Witness Child Advocacy Center October 17-19, 2023 In-Person at CAC Services of Greater St. Louis This training has been approved by the National Children’s Alliance® to meet the updated standards for accreditation. The in-person offering will be targeted to new advocates who have not had […]

Mind the Gap Training for Advocates Facilitated by First Witness Child Advocacy Center Friday, October 20, 2023 9 am - 12 pm Hybrid - In-Person at CAC Services of Greater St. Louis or via Zoom This training has been approved by the National Children’s Alliance® to meet the updated standards for accreditation. The hybrid Mind […]

The fall ChildFirst Missouri course will be held in the greater St. Louis region from October 23-27, 2023. Missouri KidsFirst is the certified course provider in Missouri for ChildFirst®. The ChildFirst® Forensic Interviewing course is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers, social workers, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers. Students receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, child development, […]

Missouri KidsFirst will offer a virtual lunch and learn series for victim advocates working at CACs in 2023. We are partnering with Culture Reframed to host the session in June to discuss their public health approach to sexually explicit media and the tools available to support parents and plan to hold a follow-up presentation in […]