SAVE THE DATE! Every year, Tulare County CAPC in California holds a conference focused on an area of child abuse prevention, presented by experts in the content area . The conference is open to anyone who wants to get a more in-depth education on the topic, as well as tools to respond. The conference is named after Cynthia Lockhart Mummery, LMFT, a long-time clinical director at Tulare Youth Service Bureau and CAPC member who was an advocate for abused and neglected children for 18 years.

Now more than ever, the safety and security of our nation's children is paramount. The Children's Memorial Flag was created in honor of National Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Month. Flown on the fourth Friday in April — on April 24 this year — the Children’s Memorial Flag honors each lost child and serves as a symbol for the protection of children and young people from all forms of violence. The flag raises public awareness about the continuing problem of violence against children.

The 14th Annual Cynthia Lockhart-Mummery Conference hosted by Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) began with a 2 hour presentation by Alissa Parker, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools and the mother of a young child lost during the Sandy Hook school mass shooting. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children between six and seven...