Child Abuse Prevention Month

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Support the effort to end child maltreatment in April by:

  • Promote and attend the Ray of Hope event.
  • Schedule a Adverse Childhood Experiences training for your organization or community.
  • Share, follow, and like CPCM’s graphics on ending online child abuse on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
  • Become a Blue Ambassador
    • Commit to wearing blue on Wear Blue Day in South Dakota: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
    • Use provided social media kit to share posts online and by email.
    • Use #knowrespondprevent and #childabusepreventionmonth

South Dakota Wear Blue Day to Prevent Child Abuse

April 2: Wear Blue Day

On April 2, wear blue! Join us in sharing your support, by wearing blue on April 2 and sharing an image on social media.

Ray of Hope: Child Abuse Prevention Breakfast

April 2: Ray of Hope event

Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM) invites you to join us in commemorating this important month by raising awareness of how we can help our fellow South Dakotans know about, respond to, and prevent child maltreatment.

Legal Workshop

April 4: Legal Workshop

The 3rd Annual Legal Workshop is sponsored by the South Dakota Unified Judicial System Court Improvement Program. CPCM and the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law are partner organizations for this event. This is a free learning opportunity, to be held at the Old Lumber Company in Vermillion.

Court Improvement Program Training

April 24: Child Custody Cases and the Impact on Children

Join us for our April session of the Court Improvement Program, presented in conjunction with the State Bar in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Partner Event: Henry’s Run

April 27: Henry’s Run

To raise awareness and funds for child abuse prevention. All proceeds benefit Sanford Children’s Child’s Voice, a South Dakota Children’s Advocacy Center.

How to Build a Quality CV

This training will include guidelines for creating and maintaining a CV will be provided so nurses can be prepared to showcase their expertise in the event they are called into court. Examples of how to format a CV will be shown. Presented by Tracy Decker, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault.