BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.douglascountycasa.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30 .10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:991bd377-c8d4-44fe-978e-3329e470d4ad X-WR-CALDESC:FREE Prevention Training For Douglas County Citizens\n“Help Gr eat Childhoods Happen”\n\nYou are invited to “Join the Movement” to end ch ild sexual abuse! As champions for prevention\, we are excited to offer th is important training at no cost for adults to join the movement in Dougl as County to prevent\, recognize and appropriately respond to child sexual abuse.\n\nApril is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We believe tha t every child has the right to a happy\, healthy\, and safe childhood\, an d that protecting children is an adult responsibility. We also believe tha t education is critical for prevention efforts and that all successful ini tiatives start in the local community.\n\nStudies estimate that about 1 in 10 children experience child sexual abuse before they are 18. While this rate that is trending down due to adults like you who have learned to reco gnize the signs\, respond appropriately and intervene when necessary\, it is still alarming and shows we have work to do. Child sexual abuse has dev astating and long-lasting consequences. Stewards of Children\, an evidence based program\, focuses on training adults in the warning signs of sexual abuse and in their responsibility to report these signs. Though the subje ct matter is grim\, Stewards of Children presents the material in a way th at is empowering\, not fear-focused or discouraging.\n\nA compelling video \, the core of the curriculum\, includes the stories of several courageous survivors who were victims of sexual abuse as children and who have contr ibuted a great deal of time and effort as adults toward ending the cycle o f abuse.\n\nStewards of Children Child Sexual Abuse Prevention training:\n \nWhen\nThursday\, April 5\, 2018\n\nTime\n6:00 pm –8:00 pm\n\nWhere\nDoug las County Courthouse\, Citizens Hall\n8700 Hospital Drive\nDouglasville\, GA 30134\n\nRegister at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childhoo d-sexual-abuse-prevention-tickets-37738152831?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse\n\nPlea se note that participants must complete the entire 2 hours of training to receive credit for attending. \n\nThank you for choosing to take action in the prevention of child sexual abuse. Prevention is an adult responsibili ty and we look forward to seeing you at a future Stewards of Children comm unity training!\n\nDarkness to Light/Stewards of Children Authorized Facil itators\nJoy Bates\nCheryl A. Francis\, LPC\, CPCS\, MAC\nAnn Mathis\n\nT his training is made possible by support from the following Champions for Prevention: Children’s Voice: CASA\, Inc.\, Douglas County External Affa irs Dept.\, Family Bridge Visitation and Community Services Center\, Geor gia Center for Child Advocacy\, The Heart Matters Wellness Services\, LLC\ , and Prevent Now! Douglas County Coalition.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:e408605ea8cb909d338d936d993f7648 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20181104T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20190310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:efe35faa-3cd4-4826-a72e-8c617c8bfea0 DTSTAMP:20260426T163159Z DESCRIPTION:FREE Prevention Training For Douglas County Citizens\n“Help Gre at Childhoods Happen”\n\nYou are invited to “Join the Movement” to end chi ld sexual abuse! As champions for prevention\, we are excited to offer thi s important training at no cost for adults to join the movement in Dougla s County to prevent\, recognize and appropriately respond to child sexual abuse.\n\nApril is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We believe that every child has the right to a happy\, healthy\, and safe childhood\, and that protecting children is an adult responsibility. We also believe that education is critical for prevention efforts and that all successful init iatives start in the local community.\n\nStudies estimate that about 1 in 10 children experience child sexual abuse before they are 18. While this r ate that is trending down due to adults like you who have learned to recog nize the signs\, respond appropriately and intervene when necessary\, it i s still alarming and shows we have work to do. Child sexual abuse has deva stating and long-lasting consequences. Stewards of Children\, an evidence based program\, focuses on training adults in the warning signs of sexual abuse and in their responsibility to report these signs. Though the subjec t matter is grim\, Stewards of Children presents the material in a way tha t is empowering\, not fear-focused or discouraging.\n\nA compelling video\ , the core of the curriculum\, includes the stories of several courageous survivors who were victims of sexual abuse as children and who have contri buted a great deal of time and effort as adults toward ending the cycle of abuse.\n\nStewards of Children Child Sexual Abuse Prevention training:\n \nWhen\nThursday\, April 5\, 2018\n\nTime\n6:00 pm –8:00 pm\n\nWhere\nDoug las County Courthouse\, Citizens Hall\n8700 Hospital Drive\nDouglasville\, GA 30134\n\nRegister at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childhoo d-sexual-abuse-prevention-tickets-37738152831?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse\n\nPlea se note that participants must complete the entire 2 hours of training to receive credit for attending. \n\nThank you for choosing to take action in the prevention of child sexual abuse. Prevention is an adult responsibili ty and we look forward to seeing you at a future Stewards of Children comm unity training!\n\nDarkness to Light/Stewards of Children Authorized Facil itators\nJoy Bates\nCheryl A. Francis\, LPC\, CPCS\, MAC\nAnn Mathis\n\nT his training is made possible by support from the following Champions for Prevention: Children’s Voice: CASA\, Inc.\, Douglas County External Affa irs Dept.\, Family Bridge Visitation and Community Services Center\, Geor gia Center for Child Advocacy\, The Heart Matters Wellness Services\, LLC\ , and Prevent Now! Douglas County Coalition.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T200000 LOCATION:Douglas County Courthouse - Citizens Hall SUMMARY:Free! Sexual Abuse Prevention Training END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR