Period of Purple Crying
We have begun a project called The Period of Purple Crying (PPC), that focuses on the elimination of Abusive Head Trauma also known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. The goal is to provide every new parent in the state of North Dakota with educational materials regarding this problem.
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CAP Month Grant Awards
April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and is quickly approaching. We have received numerous grants for great community prevention initiatives to be done again this year. When communities finalize their plans we will be posting their activities and dates on our website.
Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota will be available to communities to assist in their project development and implementation as needed. Our emphasis again this year is on neglect and the significant impact it has on children. As well, many communities have included local issues of concern to be addressed by their projects.
Thank you to all of the volunteers and partners working to make a difference for our children. We are very excited and look forward to another successful campaign year!
Head Start Initiatives
PCAND is partnering with Head Start agencies across the state to enhance the prevention resources available to Early Childhood Professionals and families. This effort will reach approximately 3,500 children and their families enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The goal of this project is to ensure that each ND HS/EHS program will have a detailed abuse prevention plan that is responsive to the unique challenges of each community. Dawn Williams, Executive Director of the ND Head Start Association, will provide technical assistance to HS agencies as they plan and implement their work.
Thanks to the North Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office/Department of Human Services for their support of PCAND.
Home Visitation
There is a strong movement recognizing the value of Evidence-Based Home Visitation programs in North Dakota. For the past year, Head Start of North Dakota, the Nurse Family Partnerships, Healthy Families, adn PCAND have worked together to increase awareness of the importance of home visits for young children and their families. One result of these efforts was the "At Home in North Dakota" training conference held in October 2011. Over 140 professionals attended the sessions and plans for a Fall 2012 Conference are underway!
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Bremer Foundation Community Outreach Projects
In October, the Bremer Foundation announced that it would start a two year project with PCAND to provide community development resources for Benson, Ramsey and Rolette Counties. This project is designed to increase the prevention resources available to communities in three facets:
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Collaboration
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Awareness
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Skills
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New Program Support Manager
Allison Mahoney joined PCAND in October 2011, as Program Support Manager. She is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead (B.A. in Psychology) and is currently working on a second degree in Social Work through Minot State University.
She worked over three years working as a Juvenille Institution Residential Specialist II at the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center; she continues to do Respite Care through Easter Seals along with her empoloyment with PCAND. Her passion has always been enhancing the lives of children. We are excited to have her passion and enthusiasm onboard!
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