Focus on the psychobiology and psychopharmacology of PTSD, relating this to commercially sexually exploited youth and inroads for trauma informed care in the medical setting in order to develop a patient centered, trauma informed collaborative approach to human trafficking in minors. Trainers: 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

Illustrates trauma-informed approaches to delivering care and collecting evidence in the aftermath of sexual abuse. Trainers: Cynthia Totten, Deputy Executive Director, Just Detention International and Angelita Olowu, Forensic Nursing Director, International Association of Forensic Nurses

The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment is conducting a state-wide survey to identify gaps in training and develop targeted plans to meet the needs of South Dakota professionals who work with children and families. Access the survey [...]

With more than 500 South Dakotans attending, the 24th Annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference, begins on October 3 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The attendees representing 130 regional organizations, schools, and businesses will hear from national [...]

A Few Spots Remain in the Empowering Families Retreat, October 18-19 Limited registration is still available for the Empowering Families Retreat, created by families for families and sponsored by ECCS and the SD Family Engagement Center. A 100 parenting [...]

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 [...]

Gender-based violence often involves physical violence targeted at the head, neck, and face–through blows to the head or strangulation. Though this has been common knowledge for decades, brain injuries caused by violence are unacknowledged, rarely identified and almost never immediately treated. Trainer: Rachel Ramirez, The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury at the Ohio Domestic Violence Network

This session will cover research around the risks and vulnerabilities of children accessing the internet, online grooming and exploitation, impacts of children viewing pornography online, what we can do as professionals, parents, and policymakers. Presented by Chrissie Young, Director, CPCM and Heather Knox, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S Attorney’s Office

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

In this issue: 2024-2027 Strategic Plan End Online Child Abuse Fatherhood Training Series Available Online CME, CNE, Social Work Continuing Education Available for eSANE Training Sessions Empowering Families Retreat Court Improvement Program Training Registration SANE Training Opportunities WIC CIAO [...]