Prevent Child Abuse Fayette

Child abuse and neglect are preventable, yet each year in the United States, close to one million children are confirmed victims of child maltreatment. An extensive body of research provides promising and best practices on what works to improve child safety  and well-being outcomes and reduce the occurrence of child abuse and neglect. These efforts are essential as child abuse and neglect have pervasive and long-lasting effects on children, their families, and the society. Adverse consequences for children’s development often are evident immediately, encompassing multiple domains including physical, emotional, social, and cognitive. For many children, these effects extend far beyond childhood into adolescence and adulthood, potentially compromising the lifetime productivity of maltreatment victims (Daro, 1988).

Prevention is a SHARED responsibility.

Prevent Child Abuse Fayette is a proud Charter Council of PCA Georgia since October 2008

 

Council Members

Nancy Nebergall, CASA volunteer

Margaret McCall, Mercer University

Kathlene Ford, Atlanta Medical Center

Debra Woodard, Children’s Author

Clarice Howard, Fayette School System

Edie Eickemeyer, Family Advocate

Elizabeth Hiatt, Family Advocate

Felice Martin, Family Advocate

Holly Line, DFCS

Josh Shelton, Fayette County Sheriff Office

Nadine Tyft, Advocate CASA

Raissa Chandler, Navigator Team

Sharon Herbert, Family Advocate

Candace Robichaux, localkidsfun.com

Clarice Howard, Fayette County School System

Vanessa Motley, Promise Place 

 

Prevent Child Abuse Fayette focuses on educating the community about the prevalence of child abuse and what they can do to prevent it. This group hosts seminars and other special events during the early part of the calendar year to bring attention to this issue. This is an increasing area of concern which is threatening our families in our communities.

Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Fayette is a program of FACTOR, with a mission to educate children and adults in identifying and preventing child abuse.  FACTOR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Fayette County Family Connection collaborative umbrella organization and is part of GA Family Connection Partnership, a statewide public/private organization to improve the quality of life for Georgia’s children, families, and  communities.  

 

Educational presentations available for professional or community groups:

· Mandated Reporting Training

· Darkness 2 Light Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

· Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention

· Anti-bullying  workshops for adolescents

 

To schedule these no or low cost workshops please contact Becky Smith bsmith719@bellsouth.net.  

Safe and Healthy Families

It’s a

Shared Responsibility!

 

PCA FAYETTE COUNCIL meets every 3rd Monday of the month at FACTOR Office located at 278 McElroy Road, Fayetteville at 9:00am.

 

What is abuse and neglect?

“The term ‘child abuse and neglect’ means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm (42 U.S.C.A.§ 5106g (2) (West Supp. 1988).”

More children suffer from neglect in the United States than from physical and sexual abuse combined.

Neglect often is an act of omission, the absence of an action. But neglecting children’s needs can be just as injurious as striking out at them.

How Can You Help?

• Report abuse and neglect if you suspect that it is occurring
• Reach out to children and parents in your community.  Anything you can do to support children and parents helps to reduce child abuse
• Learn and remember the risk factors and how to recognize the warning signs
• Learn how to protect our children from sexual abuse
• Advertise Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Confidential Helpline to assist caregivers, family service providers, and children:  1800-CHILDREN (244-5373) - A Confidential HELPLINE
• Become a foster parent