Pennsylvania Parents as Teachers

PREPARING FOR CHILD ABUSE

PREVENTION MONTH

Pennsylvania

Parents as Teachers

Housekeeping

 Question & Answer Opportunities  Interactive Polling Questions

Housekeeping

 Online Evaluation

 Session Recording & Slides

 www.center-school.org/pa-pirc

 Computer Sharing

Presenter

Theresa Campisi

Family Support Program Manager Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)

[email protected] 717-705-2910

Presenter

Angela Liddle Executive Director

PA Family Support Alliance [email protected]

Presenter

Teresa Olsen Director

Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania [email protected]

484-446-3033

Pennsylvania’s Children’s Trust Fund Board

Member Orientation

Purpose

Prevent child abuse and neglect in Pennsylvania

 Develop new and innovative community-based

programs that prevent child abuse and neglect  Fund “proactive” primary and secondary

prevention services

Mission / Guiding Principles

● Influence public policy and change social attitudes

● Initiate prevention programs that strengthen families, build communities, and empower individuals

● Encourage collaboration, replication, strong leadership, flexibility, and diversity

● Recognize our responsibility as stewards

We Believe That:

● Every child has a right to:

• Be safe, nurtured, and protected from child abuse and neglect

• Reach his or her fullest potential • Grow up in a supportive, stable family

● Every community has a right to:

• Be trusted and supported to make decisions about appropriate services

● CTF respects the diversity of Pennsylvania communities

History of Children’s Trust Funds (CTF)

 Michigan Pediatrician Dr. Ray Helfer

• Vision to create a trust fund for the care and safety of our children

 1980 – first CTF established in Kansas  1988 – PA’s CTF established (Act 151)

 1989 – National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds established

National Alliance of Children’s Trust &

Prevention Funds

What is the National Alliance?

 Membership organization

• Provides training • Technical assistance

• Peer consulting opportunities

• Strengthens efforts to prevent child abuse

 Pennsylvania pays a small annual membership fee

Pennsylvania’s CTF Structure

● 15-member Board of Directors and Department

of Public Welfare (DPW)

• 9 public members • 6 legislative members

● Deputy Secretary for DPW’s Office of Child

Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) serves as Executive Director

● OCDEL and DPW staff provide additional

Pennsylvania’s CTF Board Members

• Frank P. Cervone (Chair), Support Center for Child Advocates, Philadelphia • Angela Liddle (Vice-Chair-Elect), Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance • Bruce Clash (Chair-Elect), Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania • Representative Louise Bishop, Philadelphia

• Harry Hamilton, Esq., Luzerne County • Representative Tarah Toohil, Luzerne County

• Maria McColgan, M.D., St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia • Senator Bob Mensch, parts of Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton and

Montgomery

• Representative Dan Moul, Adams County

• Rodney Wagner, York County Youth Development Center • Senator Kim Ward, Westmoreland County

• Senator LeAnna Washington, Philadelphia

• Abbie Newman, Montgomery County Child Advocacy Center

• Honorable Shawn Wagner, Adams County

Pennsylvania’s CTF Staff

• Barbara G. Minzenberg, Ph.D., CTF Executive Director

and Deputy Secretary for the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)

• Theresa Campisi, CTF Program Manager, OCDEL • Rijelle Kraft, CTF Technical Assistant, Center for

Pennsylvania’s CTF Funding Structure

 Constant revenue

• $10 surcharge on marriage and divorce applications and investment income

 Fund-raising and donations through Friends organization

 Deposited into a special state account

Pennsylvania’s

Children's

Trust

Fund

Board

Legislature        Governor appoints 6  legislative  board members 9  public  board members Executive  Committee: Chair I Vice‐Chair Secretary  I Treasurer

Other Board 

Committees Friends of the Children's 

Trust Fund Board Mirror image of CTF Board

Department of  Public Welfare carries out the work of the  board Office of Child Development  and Early Learning Deputy  Secretary serves as CTF Executive Director OCDEL staff: Program  Manager Fiscal Contracted Technical  Assistance/Profess.  Development DPW staff: Legal Legislative Affairs Procurement Comptroller

Carrying Out the Mission

Community-Based Grants

● Annual Request for Application (RFA)

● Innovative prevention-focused service delivery programs

● Proactive child abuse and neglect

● Strategic planning process to determine focus

Carrying Out the Mission

Application Review Process

● Competitive grant process

● Review team

● Score applications in small groups

Carrying Out the Mission

Strengthening Families Protective Factors

(SFPF) Framework

● CTF grantees must incorporate SFPF framework

● Five Protective Factors

• Parental resilience

• Social connections for families

• Knowledge of parenting and child development • Concrete supports in time of need

• Healthy social and emotional development

Resources

● National Alliance of Children’s Trust &

Prevention Funds website: www.ctfalliance.org

● Pennsylvania Children’s Trust Fund websites:

• http://www.center-school.org/ctf/index.php

• http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/dpworganization/officeofchi lddevelopmentandearlylearning/childrenstrustfund/inde x.htm

● Friends of the Children’s Trust Fund: http://www.pactf.org

Questions / Contact Information

 Theresa Campisi, Family Support Program

Manager, DPW/OCDEL ◦ [email protected]

◦ 717-705-2910

Child

Abuse

Prevention

Month

April

2014

The

blue

ribbon

• The blue ribbon has been the national symbol 

for child abuse prevention since the observance 

began in 1989.

• One grandmother, Bonnie Finney in Norfolk, 

Virginia, tied a ribbon to the antenna of her van 

in memory of her grandson, who had been killed 

at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend.

• The blue symbolizes the bruises – both obvious 

and hidden‐that abused children suffer.

• Each April, PFSA distributes thousands of blue 

ribbon pins across PA.

Training

for

professionals

•

Mandated

reporter

training

program

provides

face

‐

to

‐

face

and

web

‐

based

training

and

education

for

professionals

in

several

formats.

•

Advocacy

for

legislative

and

systems

change

regarding

reporting

child

abuse.

PA Family Support Alliance (PFSA) Programs

Support

for

families

•

PFSA

‐

affiliated

programs

provide

education

and

support

for

parents/caregivers,

with

training,

resources

and

technical

assistance

from

PFSA

•

Publications

on

a

variety

of

child

welfare

topics

for

parents

and

professionals

PA Family Support Alliance (PFSA) Programs

Education

for

communities

prevention program for the general public.

• Based on the belief that ordinary people 

can and should be more aware of how to 

PFSA sponsors awareness and prevention events statewide

Legislative breakfast

• Opportunity to thank legislators who 

support child welfare reforms and educate 

them about child abuse prevention.

• Keynote speaker addresses “big picture.”

• This year’s event‐Wednesday, April 2 in 

Harrisburg

• Sen.Michael O’Pake Memorial Award for 

Media Public Service

PFSA sponsors awareness and prevention events statewide

Painting

for

Prevention

•

Since

2008,

19

collaborative

murals

have

been

created

in

communities

across

the

state.

•

Local

stakeholders

design

and

create

the

artwork

as

an

ongoing

prevention

message.

•

This

year’s

events

will

be

April

17

in

Sunbury

Lancaster YWCA ‐ April 2012

Harrisburg Community Corrections ‐ April 2013

New for 2014

Hershey 10K Race – April 13, 2014

• Partnership with Hershey Foods and 

Entertainment

• through Hersheypark and other 

landmarks

• Limited to 2,500 runners

PFSA participates in a variety of events in April

• Project Child Conference – Bethlehem, PA

• PA Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 

Services conference – State College, PA

• Adams County Child Abuse Prevention 

Conference – Gettysburg, PA

• National Conference on Child Abuse and 

Neglect – New Orleans, LA

What can you do to prevent child abuse?

• Wear your blue ribbon every day in April (Child Abuse 

Prevention Month). When people notice your blue 

ribbon, talk about the many ways families receive help 

and support to prevent child abuse. Distribute blue 

ribbon pins to others.

• Attend a Front Porch Project training in your community. 

What can you do to prevent child abuse?

• Know how to recognize and report child abuse. Learn 

about the child welfare system.

• Contact elected officials and request that they 

support programs that strengthen families; 

remember their responses next time you vote.

• Ask the groups you belong to – clubs, churches, 

recreational facilities – to provide good child care so 

more families can participate.

• Reach out to a child. A word of encouragement, a 

friendly smile and a compliment are important to a 

child.

“When people hear what others are doing to 

create positive, healthy communities for our 

kids, their immediate response is ‘I can do 

that!’”

“As we expand our actions and influenceone 

little step at a time, we will be contributing to 

a quiet revolutionthat will restorethe type of 

culture that is healthy for our kids, and hence, 

healthy for us all.”

Source: Vollbracht, J. (2001). Stopping at every lemonade stand: 

How to create a culture that cares for kids. New York: Penguin. (p. 7).

Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance Angela Liddle, Executive Director 717‐238‐0937 or 1‐800‐448‐4906

aliddle@pa‐fsa.org www.pa‐fsa.org

It’s

all

about

Prevention

Prevent Child Abuse PA focuses on prevention all year long

Who

we

are

• One of 50 state chapters of Prevent Child Abuse

America (PCAA founded in 1972)

• Only chapter affiliated with American Academy of

Pediatrics

• Mission: Prevent the abuse and neglect of children

in Pennsylvania from ever happening

• Core values

o Valuing children o Strengthening families o Engaging communities

What

we

Know

• People respond to positive more than negative

o Frameworks Institute long term research

• What happens in childhood matters

o Brain architecture and development

• Abuse and neglect have long term impact

o Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

What

we

do

• Work with experts – collaborate with all

• Crying cards

• Help cards

• OneKindWord

• COPE24

• Pinwheels for Prevention

• April 4th_{Wear Blue Day}

Work

with

experts

‐

collaborate

with

all

• Child Abuse Pediatricians

• Children & Youth

• Pediatric and family medicine staff

• Hospital employees

• School nurses

• Emergency Medical Service providers

Crying

Cards

• Practical tips that work to

calm a crying baby.

• Used by all Pennsylvania

birthing hospitals and in the PA Shaken Baby Prevention Program in-service training.

• Include information and

instructions on swaddling.

• Over 750,000 distributed in

English and Spanish.

Help

Cards

It’s okay to have a little help.

Over 400,000 provided to community organizations; in English and Spanish.

OneKindWord

Making a difference when parenting gets tough

The next time that you notice that a child is unsafe or you see a parent looks stressed or is struggling with a child…

Stop… and recognize that this could be a situation in which you may be able to help.

Take a moment… and get ready to step in.

Try “One Kind Word” … by connecting with, distracting or assisting the parent or child. You can make a difference by saying OneKindWord, or by showing a kind gesture.

COPE24

C

hanging

O

ur

P

arenting

E

xperience

COPE24 is a national nonprofit organization 

that strives to significantly reduce child 

abuse and neglect by reaching young adults 

COPE24

COPE24prompts dialogue about positive parenting during the most challenging of situations… to equip future generations of

parents with appropriate coping skills and greatly reduce

incidents of child abuse and neglect. Video segments include:

o Unsafe sleep for infant o Crying baby

o Toddler tantrum o Bedtime antics o Homework struggles o Tweens and teens o Child sexual abuse

Pinwheels

for

Prevention

• New symbol of Child Abuse Prevention

• Represents the carefree childhood all children

deserve

• National campaign - 2008

• Over 3 million displayed

Pinwheel

gardens

Blue pinwheels are being planted throughout the nation to raise awareness about the role we all play in the healthy development of children.

Penn State, April, 2012 – 2,000 pinwheels!

Pinwheel

message

card

Raising happy, healthy kids is good for

everyone – for parents, for neighborhoods,

for communities. Support children now and

you’ll see a difference later!

Child

Abuse

Prevention

Month

April 4

th

_{Wear Blue Day}

• Awareness

• Fundraising

• Celebration of children

It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Prevention works !!

For

more

information

Teresa Olsen, M.Ed.

Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania

PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

[email protected]

www.PreventChildAbusePA.org www.PASCAN.org

Questions?

Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance [email protected]

717-238-0937 or 1-800-448-4906 Teresa Olsen

Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania [email protected]

484-446-3033

Housekeeping

 Please complete the survey

Upcoming webinars

 April 2 “Cultural Competency”

Multiple ways to join