In this issue
- Investing in families
- Message from director
- ECCS Touchpoints, May 12
- Court Improvement Program training, May 27
- Community Response to Child Abuse Conference, October 8
- Hiring: training specialist
Investing in families
Supporting families today builds stronger communities tomorrow. Paid Family and Medical Leave is an investment that pays off for everyone.
Paid Family and Medical Leave is a powerful primary prevention resource. We asked South Dakotans how it affected their family.
Message from Director
We are excited to share that we are stepping into a new role as managing director for Children’s Advocacy Centers of South Dakota.
This opportunity reflects a natural alignment between the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment’s mission and the work of Children’s Advocacy Centers of South Dakota. Both are grounded in strengthening systems, supporting professionals, and improving outcomes for children and families. Children’s Advocacy Centers and the multidisciplinary team model are essential to ensuring that children who have experienced abuse receive a coordinated, child-centered response. We are proud to support and expand this work statewide.
Through this role, the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment will deepen its focus on training, technical assistance, and system coordination for Children’s Advocacy Centers, multidisciplinary teams, and partner agencies across South Dakota. We are particularly excited to help improve access to Children’s Advocacy Center services, support communities in building or enhancing multidisciplinary team approaches, and ensure that every child and family has access to high-quality, trauma-informed care.
This expansion builds on the center’s commitment to improving system capacity and advancing prevention efforts. When systems work better together, children are safer and families are stronger.
Chrissie Young
Director, Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
ECCS Touchpoints Webinars
The April recording, Connecting Families to Care: Maternal & Infant Health Resource Promotion and Mapping in South Dakota, is now available to view.
Upcoming Touchpoints webinar
May 12 | 12-1pm; Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure: The South Dakota Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program presented by Brooke Lusk, Black Hills Special Services
Court Improvement Program
The April session, Trauma-Informed Legal Practice, is now available to view.
Upcoming Court Improvement Program training
May 27 | 12-1pm CT; Intersections with Criminal Law