In this issue:

• Message from Director: End Online Child Abuse
• CPCM to Host National Expert on Child Health and Wellbeing
• eSANE Trainings Online
• Empowering Families Retreat
• Court Improvement Program Training Registration
• SANE Training Opportunities
• WIC CIAO Learning Opportunities

End Online Child Abuse

Greetings Supporter,

In early 2024, CPCM set out to raise awareness about the growing trends in online child abuse. During our Ray of Hope event, attendees learned of the dramatic increase and our current reality of child sexual abuse. Our Legal Workshop attendees dove into the legal issues and victim representation of online child sex abuse.

CPCM is raising public awareness through our online resources page, short-form video, a column in a local parenting magazine, our monthly newsletter, and social media content.

I was able to participate and present in our legislature’s summer study on Regulating Minors Access to the Internet and Artificial Intelligence. CPCM’s presentation noted the public health components of internet use by minors. Highlights from that presentation note:

• Child sexual abuse impacts our economy. $9.3B estimated economic burden of child sexual abuse, including costs associated with health care, productivity losses, child welfare, etc.
• Online predation is a growing problem. Researchers have observed a threefold increase in self-generated imagery depicting 7-10 year-olds.
• Child sexual abuse material is a public health concern. Exposure to CSAM at an early age can be defined as an Adverse Childhood Experience.

I am personally inviting you to join us at the Community Response to Child Abuse Conference, as we will feature Warren Binford’s keynote “The Digital Child,” a continuation of her presentation to us at the breakfast event. We will also have the opportunity to explore further online child abuse topics in breakout sessions, “The Negative Impact of Social Media on Child and Adolescent Mental Health,” “When the Perpetrator is a Child,” and “Monsters Among Us: Catching Predators and Keeping Kids Safe in a Digital Abyss.”

Of course, our conference’s sessions around our initiative to end online child abuse are only a small portion of the conference offerings, and I invite you to visit SDCPCM.com/Conference for a look at the full conference program.

As tremendous and as tough as the subject of online child abuse is, my conversations across the state in the last year have instilled confidence that South Dakota is ready to take steps needed to address this issue. Thank YOU for the work that you do to end child maltreatment in our state.

Chrissie Young, Director
Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment

Child Health Outcomes and Social Determinants of Health

Weber has extensive experience working in state and national leadership roles. Her previous roles include Children’s Executive Portfolio Lead at the American Heart Association (AHA), Pediatric Systems Lead at Nemours, one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, and at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics national policy office.

“As part of USD’s School of Health Sciences, CPCM takes a public health approach to preventing and responding to child maltreatment, recognizing that Social Determinants of Health significantly influence child well-being and healthy family functioning,” said Chrisse Young, CPCM’s Director. “We are excited to bring Ms. Weber to South Dakota and to learn alongside others about new research and innovative approaches to improving service delivery to families with young children.”

In South Dakota, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding counseling, and referrals for 13,725 participants, including 1,647 pregnant and postpartum individuals, 3,020 infants up to 12 months, and 7,983 children up to age 5 every month, on average in 2023.

Reaching more families with WIC will have positive impacts on the community. The WIC program aligns with several child abuse prevention strategies by providing support and education to parents, strengthening families, building social connections, screening for risk factors, and providing parenting support. WIC has been shown to provide wide-ranging benefits, including longer, safer pregnancies, with fewer premature births and infant deaths; improved dietary outcomes for infants and children; improved maternal health; and improved performance at school, among others. In addition to health benefits, WIC participants showed significant savings in health care costs when compared to non-participants.

Ms. Weber will be speaking at various events throughout the state, and at the annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference:

• September 30 from 1pm to 3pm at USD Sioux Falls’ Avera Hall, presentation is open to the public.
• October 1 from 12pm to 1pm at Kneip Building in Pierre, roundtable is by invitation.
• October 2 from 5pm to 6:30pm at Sanford USD Campus in Sioux Falls, lecture for students and residents.
• October 3 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm at USD’s Center for Health Education in Vermillion, lecture for undergrad and graduate students.
• October 4 from 9:30am to 10:45am at Sioux Falls Convention Center for Community Response to Child Abuse Conference registrants.

Details of Weber’s speaking appearances can be found at SDCPCM.com/Calendar.

eSANE Training Series

Medical care providers and other professionals who provide care and support to sexual assault victims now have access to training sessions provided through the eSANE series. All previously recorded sessions are available at SDCPCM.com/TrainingLibrary.

This training series is for medical care providers and other professionals who provide care and support to sexual assault victims, in partnership with Avera Health’s eSANE Project. Remaining upcoming sessions include:

• September 11: Working with Interpreters presented by Laura Smith-Hill and Valeria Wicker, LS
• September 17: An Update on HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for Nurse Examiners presented by Dr. Oni Blackstock, Health Justice
• September 18: Culturally Responsive Services for AAPI Survivors of Violence presented by Sarah Khan, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
• September 24: With Care and Dignity – Medical Sexual Assault Forensic Exams for Incarcerated Survivors presented by Cynthia Totten, Deputy Executive Director, Just Detention International and Angelita Olowu, Forensic Nursing Director, International Association of Forensic Nurses
• September 25: Culturally Competent Outreach and Engagement by Laura Smith-Hill and Valeria Wicker, LSS
• September 26: Trauma Informed Care for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth presented by Dr. Dana Kaplan, Department of Pediatrics at Staten Island University Hospital and Dr. Natasha Jouk, Department of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn

Empowering Families Retreat

CPCM’s SD Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems is proud to partner with the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center to host the “Empowering Families Retreat.”

Adults with children, prenatal to 18, in their care are invited to join us October 18-19 at K Bar S Lodge in Keystone, SD for this free event!

Limited spots remain available. Please share this invite with adults with children in their care in South Dakota.

Learn more.

Court Improvement Program

The August session, Children and Sexual-Based Harms: A Guide for Professionals, recording is now available.

Join us on Wednesday, October 30 for Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect presented by JoLynn Bostrom, SD Department of Social Services, Division of Child Protective Services.

SANE Resources

October 24, November 14, November 21
Courtroom Training Series
Online training series. Details coming soon.

For complete SANE Learning Collaborative Resources, visit https://sdcpcm.com/our-work/sane/sane-resources/ (registration required to access complete SANE training library).

WIC CIAO Project Learning Opportunities

Service providers working with families with young children are invited by CPCM and training providers to free learning opportunities. Full session details and registration is available at SDCPCM.com/WIC

The Process and Practice of Cultural Humility

This online training helps participants recognize the differences between cultural competence and cultural humility and identify tools to support increasing self-awareness in order to increase capacity for cultural humility.

• October 16

Maintaining Cultural Sensitivity When Working with Families

This online training will help participants learn how to be cultural sensitive in your care delivery, recognize cultural differences and address any barriers to care, and identify tools and ways to deliver care in a culturally sensitive manner.

• October 23

Empathy and Person First Training

This online training, using empathy and person-first language when working directly with families of young children. Participants will learn to define what empathy is and is not; identify the factors that influence empathetic behavior; and explore techniques that enhance empathy skills.

• October 17 (limited to 20 registrants)

Community Resiliency Model Training

Join us at USD Sioux Falls to learn about the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) to help strengthen your wellness with quick, simple skills. CRM is a biological model that teaches us how our mind and body are connected. CRM helps us understand how stress and trauma affect us, our nervous systems, and our emotions and behaviors. It gives us wellness skills to build resilience.

• September 20

Cultural Competency Series In-Person

Service providers working with families with young children in the Sioux Falls-area are invited by CPCM and LSS to a free in-person training series. This training series will be held at The Coliseum, 515 N Main Ave in Sioux Falls on Thursdays from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch or lunch will be available onsite for purchase.

• September 12: Working with Interpreters
• September 26: Culturally Competent Outreach and Engagement

Registration: https://sdcpcm.com/events/cultural-competency-series/

Cultural Competency Series Online

The Cultural Competency Series will also be held online on Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm through October.

• September 17: Working with Interpreters
• October 1: Culturally Competent Outreach and Engagement