American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse & Family Violence

We are at the midpoint of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April of 2023 which was first held in 1980, 43 years ago. Much has been accomplished but new forms of abuse arise in child gender exploitation that are concerning to many prevention advocates.

American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse & Family Violence updated their website address.

We are open and working from our homes - the incidents of family violence are increasing in so many multigenerational families as they attempt to be (and remain) at home together.

Many people have no choice but to be in close quarters with those who may make them feel emotionally or physically vulnerable.

Already there are reports of increased child abuse & neglect, spouse/partner abuse or domestic violence, and elder abuse & neglect under the lockdown conditions of this coronavirus pandemic.

As usual, the people on the receiving end of most of this are children and women, who are running into pharmacies shouting code words.

If you know anyone who is vulnerable to violence in their home, take a moment to check in with them by phone or text or email to assure them by offering support in any way they may feel is helpful, including checking in with them again ONLY if your contact doesn't add to their vulnerability.

Thank you for any help you can give them and thank you for your critical financial support as we continue to work during this difficult time.

For links in your State to local prevention and shelter resources, click this link:
https://www.preventfamilyviolence.org

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) | D.C. The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) and its American Campaign provide prevention services.

As we are now entered into 2023. I need to post a brief word about the National Council and its American Campaign for Prevention of Family Violence i.e. child abuse and neglect, spouse/partner abuse (domestic violence) and elder abuse and neglect within families:

After serving as an unpaid volunteer and leader of this income tax exempt organization for 39 years, I can say that this coronavirus pandemic has become the greatest challenge in all those years to our organization's financial survival.

We carry on the work every day, only as unpaid volunteers can individually, and we are truly grateful for your encouraging support as you are able and inclined to give while perhaps experiencing your own personal financial challenges.

I have a sense of certainty that our current circumstances are ultimately in God's hands. None of us know what the future holds, but we can know Who holds the future. God bless you in this new year with every blessing of health and happiness!

5 January 2021

Dear Friends and Donors,

Please forgive my failure to address you personally, but this email is being sent to you on an urgent basis.

If you have not made a contribution as this pandemic continues, we ask you to do so now. Your support will enable us to fulfill our mission to provide services that prevent intergenerational family violence: child abuse and neglect, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse and neglect.

Five hundred children die each year from abuse and at least half of all child abuse fatalities are children under one year of age. Domestic violence will occur at least once in two-thirds of all marriages. One out of every twenty older Americans are victims of elder abuse but only one out of ten cases of elder abuse get reported.

In 2020-21 and beyond, the American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence will continue its growing outreach to victims, families, students, churches, libraries, schools, and civic groups. We will also continue to provide capacity building training and technical assistance to nongovernmental, nonprofit community agencies in the United States and its Territories to better prevent child abuse, spouse/partner abuse and elder abuse.

You may be interested to know that, as an independent, private sector, nonsectarian, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, no grant support is sought or received from any federal, state or local government source by the American Campaign. We depend on the financial support of individuals across America donating through private sector workplace campaigns as well as individual government employees, including our U.S. military service men and women, who generously donate as individuals through the Federal Government’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC # 10361).

Your contributions are income tax deductible to the extent provided by law. The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence and its National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Exempt ID # 95-4356014.

Every donation counts and we encourage you to discover how the AMERICAN CAMPAIGN FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE is making your donation count by going online to www.preventfamilyviolence.org

On behalf of our volunteer Board of Directors, our sincere thanks to you and to all whose interest, voluntary efforts and financial donations to the American Campaign help make a difference for so many of America’s hurting families -- children, women, men, and the elderly.

Sincerely,

Mary-Ellen Rood
Chair and Co-CEO
American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence
of the National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence (NCCAFV)

P.S. Did you know that domestic violence (spouse/partner abuse) is reported in more than 50% of protective service investigations into child abuse?

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) | D.C. The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) and its American Campaign provide prevention services.

https://time.com/.../coronavirus-domestic-violence-victims/

How Coronavirus Is Affecting Victims of Domestic Violence 'My husband won't let me leave the house'

6 November 2020

We are open and working from our homes - the incidents of family violence are increasing in so many multigenerational families as they attempt to be (and remain) at home together. Many people have no choice but to be in close quarters with those from whom they may be better off far away.

Already there are reports both in the United States and abroad of increased domestic family violence (child abuse, spouse/partner abuse, elder abuse) under lockdown conditions. See examples of news coverage below under Comments for this post.

As usual, the people on the receiving end of most of this are children and women, who are running into pharmacies shouting code words.

If you know anyone who is vulnerable to violence in their home, take a moment to check in with them by phone or text or email to assure them by offering to be helpful in any way they think will be helpful, including checking in with them again or not if your contact only adds to their concern or vulnerability.

Thank you for any help you can give them and thank you for your critical financial support as we continue to work during this difficult time.

For links in your State to local prevention and shelter resources, click this link:
https://www.preventfamilyviolence.org

September 1. 2020


Dear Friend of the American Campaign,

Please forgive our failure to address you personally, but this message is being sent on an urgent basis to you as a friend of the National Council's American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence (www.preventfamilyviolence.org).

As the threat of this Coronavirus continues to increase and children remain at home because of extended school closures in much of the nation, the AMERICAN CAMPAIGN FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE needs generous supporters like you who can answer the call for contributions during this critical time of at-home vulnerability for many children and families.

If you have already made your donation, thank you for helping make our critical services possible! And, please consider making an additional gift if you are able to do so.

If you have not made a contribution yet, we ask you to do so now. Your support will enable us to fulfill our mission to provide services that prevent intergenerational family violence: child abuse and neglect, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse and neglect.

Did you know that domestic violence (spouse/partner abuse) is reported in more than 50% of investigations by public authorities into child abuse?

• Five hundred children die each year from abuse and at least half of all child abuse fatalities are children under one year of age. Domestic violence will occur at least once in two-thirds of all marriages. One out of every twenty older Americans are victims of elder abuse but only one out of ten cases of elder abuse get reported.

• In 2020, the American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence must continue its growing outreach to victims, families, students, churches, libraries, schools, and civic groups. We will also continue to provide capacity building training and technical assistance to nongovernmental, nonprofit community agencies in the United States to better prevent child abuse, spouse/partner abuse and elder abuse.

• Our certified audit of financial statements document that 95% of your donations provide direct Prevention Services and only 5% is needed for management and fundraising. The small percentage allocated to management and fundraising is a reliable indication that your donations go directly to the American Campaign's prevention programs.

• You may be interested to know that, as an independent, private sector, nonsectarian, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, no grant support is sought or received from any federal, state or local government source by the NCCAFV or its American Campaign. We depend solely on the financial support of individuals giving through local and corporate, private sector workplace campaigns and from federal government employees, including our U.S. military service men and women, who generously donate through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

Your contributions are income tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence and its National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Exempt ID # 95-4356014.

Please consider making or increasing your tax-deductible gift to AMERICAN CAMPAIGN FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE, In addition, please consider telling a coworker or friend about our organization and the importance of supporting our family violence prevention services.

Thank you for your past and continued support. Every donation counts and we encourage you to discover how the AMERICAN CAMPAIGN FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE is making your donation count at http://www.americancampaign.com/ or at http://www.preventfamilyviolence.org.

On behalf of the all-volunteer Board of Directors, our sincere thanks to you and to all whose interest, voluntary efforts and financial donations to the American Campaign help make a difference for so many of America’s hurting families -- children, women, men, and the elderly.

Sincerely,

Mary-Ellen Rood
Chair and Co-CEO
American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence
of the National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence (NCCAFV)

Emerald Robinson
President and Co-CEO
American Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse and Family Violence
of the National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence (NCCAFV)

Your financial help was never more important than now -

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You can do this -

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/technology/facebook-encryption-child-exploitation.html

Child-Welfare Activists Attack Facebook Over Encryption Plans The social network is facing criticism for how encryption can allow child exploitation to flourish undetected on its services.

22 January 2021

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We have the opportunity to include interested US child welfare partners in WorldForum 2016. This is a special chance for Child Welfare Directors, Program Managers, Supervisors, Staff to join the dialogue with our International audience. We are offering a special registration fee of only $300. Register now and join us in Santa Fe. On the registration page select US Child Welfare agency representative.

Go to: http://www.ifcw.org/world-forum-2016/

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Texas legislators step up efforts -

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article93813137.html

Texas lawmakers look for ways to better help abused children Texas House members took testimony in Fort Worth Thursday on how to help abused children.

Rise in child abuse reports in Maryland

http://www.districtadministration.com/news/school-system-sees-rise-abuse-reports-report-shows

School system sees rise in abuse reports, report shows Child welfare officials received nearly 340 reports of suspicious incidents involving employees of the Montgomery County school system during the most recent academic year as the school district stepp

Rockbridge social services lags far behind in number of investigated cases

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/news/region_and_state/rockbridge-social-services-lags-far-behind-in-number-of-investigated/article_0326cb47-9162-5ca7-90ce-c87bd1a26ac5.html

martinsvillebulletin.com As a family law attorney in Rockbridge County, Ellen Arthur often heard from people who went to the local department of social services for help — only to hit a

As someone who likes our page, we ask a favor - if you know anyone directing or in charge of a nonprofit child welfare organization anywhere in the world, please forward to them or share this link on Facebook inviting them to consider attending the WorldForum of the International Forum for Child Welfare in Santa Fe, NM in September. Thank you.

World Forum 2016 Child Welfare NGO Leadership & Capacity Building: Thinking Outside the Box.

http://www.ifcw.org/world-forum-2016/

World Forum 2016 World Forum 2016 Child Welfare NGO Leadership & Capacity Building: Thinking Outside the Box Registration is open for WorldForum 2016! Details about the event are included below. Click here to go directly to the registration page. WorldForum 2016 is sponsored by the International Forum for Child We...

News Update -

CA: L.A. Supervisors Move to Streamline Use of Public Health Nurses in Child Protection
The Chronicle of Social Change - July 14, 2016
Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors is moving quickly to address the role of public health nurses in child protection.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/los-angeles/public-health-nurses-in-child-protection/19637

Streamlined Use of Public Health Nurses in Child Protection Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors is moving quickly to address the role of public health nurses in child protection.

News Update -

PA: OPED: Post-Penn State paranoia harming York County children
York Dispatch - July 14, 2016
In York County, between 2010 and 2014, the number of children torn from their families over the course of a year soared by 55 percent - and that was just in the wake of the hysteria following the revelations about Jerry Sandusky. The new laws, passed by a legislature fed misleading claims and eager to look tough on child abuse, are likely to make things even worse.
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/opinion/2016/07/14/oped-post-penn-state-paranoia-harming-york-county-children/87080800/

OPED: Post-Penn State paranoia harming York County children When it comes to willful ignorance, it’s hard to match Pennsylvania legislators.

Good idea for every parent having children with a mobile phone - Remumber is an app to help children memorize useful numbers in case of emergency or misplacement. Find out how it works in this video!

Remumber: l’applicazione che aiuta i bambini a trovare i loro genitori Missing Children Europe ha lanciato una applicazione per aiutare i bambini a memorizzare il numero di telefono dei genitori cambiando il pin di smartphone e ...

News Update -

http://lists.icfwebservices.com/t/194107/1860375/16400/43/

Reporting Series on Foster Parent Recruitment Launches The Chronicle’s role is to tackle exactly this type of issue, so starting today, we launch our “Where do they go from here?” reporting series, which will run into June, and tackle key issues in successfully recruiting and retaining quality foster parents and relative caregivers.

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This wonderful time of year -- of giving and receiving -- is special for children and also for elderly individuals who are often alone at a late stage of life. The following post is to alert you to what and how to deal with and benefit elderly family and friends.
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One in three women and one in seven men will be victims of domestic violence in their lifetime.

Many victims do not report to law enforcement agencies and when they do they often refuse to cooperate with prosecution because of intimidation by the perpetrator and ongoing relationships with their abusers.

In all likelihood, you personally know a friend or family member who has experienced spouse or partner abuse. For their sake, please do all you can to help prevent violence in families.

Thank you.

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Listen to football Hall of Famer, Terry Bradshaw, and act today against domestic violence. Thanks for your support.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/terry-bradshaw-greg-hardy_561ab89be4b0dbb8000ef90e

Terry Bradshaw Is Fed Up With The NFL's Domestic Violence Problem Bradshaw ripped into Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy upon his return from a four-game suspension for domestic violence.

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In 2019, our Thirty-fifth Year of Service to America's Children and Families, NCCAFV and its American Prevention Campaign is committed to assisting victims of child abuse, spouse/partner abuse and elder abuse and to prevent family violence through public awareness, education and program development.

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News about Child Abuse and Family Violence - 8 September 2015

http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article34181949.html

Schools play important role in identifying child abuse Reports of abuse and neglect tend to tick upward when children return to school in the fall because teachers and school staff are watching.

Child welfare: Transforming Trauma

News about Child Abuse and Family Violence - 8 September 2015

http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/lifestyle/20150904/child-welfare-transforming-trauma

ukiahdailyjournal.com So, what is trauma? What does it mean when you hear of traumatized children, and why should it matter to you? Trauma may be closer to you then you know, and the effects of trauma can last far into the future—for the victims of trauma, as well a

News about Child Abuse and Family Violence in the USA on 31 August 2015 -

http://listserve.icfi.com/t/623037/781115/49512/0/

Bikers take stand against child abuse The wind was howling in Pendleton on Saturday morning, whipping up dust and smoke in its wake, but that didn’t stop Bikers Against Child Abuse from braving the elements for a good cause.“I’ve ridden in worse,” local chapter president Black Jack said, shrugging.The motorcy

Finding a New Life through Quality Residential Care

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Youth Today - August 17, 2015
With this care option, boys and girls with emotional, behavioral or mental health problems can receive the treatment they need from caregivers who are properly trained to address even the most serious challenges these children have faced. Anyone who works in the juvenile justice system, the child welfare system, the mental health care system and the education system knows a troubled child who needs and could benefit from the intensive treatment provided by a quality residential care program.
http://youthtoday.org/2015/08/finding-a-new-life-through-quality-residential-care/
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