Tagged With "Maryland"
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MD GCCP, Dept of Human Services & Children's Alliance join to raise awareness on Child Abuse during the Pandemic [southernmarylandchronicle.com]
From Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; Maryland Department of Human Services, and Maryland Children's Alliance, May 8, 2020 Today, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services , Maryland Department of Human Services , and Maryland Children’s Alliance , announced the release of a public service announcement to bring attention to what Marylanders can do to reduce the risk of, and intervene in suspected incidents of child abuse...
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Prevention is Essential: Collective Impact Coalition Promotes Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments for All Maryland’s Children
When members of Maryland’s State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (SCCAN) began in 2006 to examine what their state was doing in the realm of prevention, they discovered a gaping hole. Many participants in the 23-member Council—people working in child welfare, mental health, law enforcement and advocacy groups—knew about ACEs and about the corrosive effects of early childhood maltreatment. But they discovered, through informational interviews across different sectors and an environmental...