As a result of working with child abuse victims and their families over the last 10 years, the Central Alabama Regional Child Advocacy Center determined that a significant impact could be made on the rampant problem of child abuse by conducting Mandatory Reporter Trainings and Child Abuse Prevention trainings and events throughout the year. With the help of grant funding from AlaTom RC&D, trainings are offered free of charge to child serving organizations and school systems throughout the region. Pinwheel Garden Plantings (awareness events) are conducted in each county and numerous educational messages and prevention oriented activities are shared with news outlets and on social media, with a special emphasis on the month of April, Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.
Project Completion: 2020 | County