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.
South Dakota Wear Blue Day to Prevent Child Abuse
2025 Date TBD:
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 Event
April 15: 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 3: Legal Workshop
The 4th 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 Muenster University Center in Vermillion.
Court Improvement Program Training
April 2025 Date TBD:
Join us for our April session of the Court Improvement Program.
Partner Event: Henry’s Run
2025 Date TBD: 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.
Partner Event: April Learning Series
2025 TBD: Children’s Home Society Learning Series
Training offered by Children’s Home Society of SD.
2025 Graphics and Templates:
Check back later for updates.
Social Media Follow and Share:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDCPCM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdcpcm/
South Dakota Resources:
https://dss.sd.gov/childprotection/nationalchildabuse.aspx
National Resources:
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/
eSANE Training Series: Why a Victim’s Immigration Status Matters: Getting Onto a Path to a Lawful Work Permit and US Citizenship
Gain a basic understanding of family-based immigration law, employment-based immigration law, and humanitarian based immigration law.. Trainer: Taneeza Islam, SD Voices for Peace
Cultural Competency Series: Diversity Panel Interview
Listen to voices of immigrant and refugee residents as they speak to their backgrounds, what brought them to the US, some key points regarding life in their homeland, the main challenges in adjusting to life in the US and perspectives on how to support success for our culturally diverse clients. Training provided through the WIC CIAO Project in partnership with LSS.
eSANE Training Series: Protecting Survivors’ Privacy and Other Rights in Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
Understand legal and ethical confidentiality and privacy obligations governing service professionals, develop information-sharing norms, identify other select victims’ rights moments that arise in collaborations. Trainers: Amy Liu and Rebecca Khalil, National Crime Victim Law Institute
Cultural Competency Series: Refugee Resettlement 101
Explore what it means to become a refugee and the process of resettlement from country of origin, to refugee camp, to the interview process, arrival and adjustment to life in a new country. Training provided through the WIC CIAO Project in partnership with LSS, presented by Laura Smith-Hill and Valeria Wicker.
eSANE Training Series: Victims of Violence with Disabilities
Increase understanding of differences of trauma responses of individuals with disabilities versus typically developing individuals and identify screening, treatment needs, and intervention options for individuals with disabilities that have experienced trauma. Trainers: Aimee Deliramich, Ph.D. and Nikki Eining, MSW, CSW-PIP, QMHP from USD Center for Disabilities
Cultural Competency Series: Cultural Awareness – Understanding Values
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of specific cultural norms and values. Training provided through the WIC CIAO Project in partnership with LSS, presented by Laura Smith-Hill and Valeria Wicker.
