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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Seeks Support of Bill To Curb Child Abuse

alex — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:43:13 +0000

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer was at the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County in Fulton, calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to follow the Senate’s lead and pass the Violence Against Women Act of 2012 which would help beat back the growing scourge of child abuse in Oswego County.

For more on this story, please visit: http://oswegocountytoday.com/?p=86372.

First Focus Campaign For Children

alex — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:34:55 +0000

First Focus is a bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. First Focus takes a unique approach to children’s advocacy, engaging both traditional and non-traditional partners in a broad range of efforts to increase federal investments in programs that address the needs of our nation’s children. In all of our work, we seek to raise awareness regarding public policies impacting children and families and to ensure that related programs have the resources necessary to help children grow up in a healthy and nurturing environment.

To read more about First Focus, please visit their website: http://www.firstfocus.net/about

Baton Rouge CAC VISTA Videos

alex — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:18:14 +0000

CACLA is very proud of the amazing work that our Americorps VISTAs do for CAC’s across the state. Please visit the link below to see a couple videos done by the wonderful VISTAs and staff at the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BRCAC1

Are You One With Courage?

Amanda — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:02:45 +0000

A call to action to support National Child Abuse Prevention Month was recently posted on the Huffington Post. Click here to check out the article.

Amanda — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:43:28 +0000

The National Children’s Advocacy Center hosts Superheroes Event

Amanda — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:10:40 +0000

To kick off Nation Child Abuse Month, NCAC will host their Superheroes Bike-a-Fun/Run Event on Saturday, April 14th,2012 in Huntsville, Alabama. To learn more about this event or to register for it, visit the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s website .

Human Trafficking Law Passes in Time for the Super Bowl

Amanda — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:13 +0000

Indiana passed a new human trafficking law just in time for the Super Bowl. The new law closes previous loopholes in the definition of human trafficking and the prosecution of human traffickers. It also provides training to hotel employees and cab drivers to be aware of potential warning signs in possible victims. To read the entire article click here

Child Abuse and Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion

alex — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:40 +0000

Rivals cost of other high profile public health problems

The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal.

The study looked at confirmed child maltreatment cases, 1,740 fatal and 579,000 non-fatal, for a 12-month period. Additional findings show:
• The estimated average lifetime cost per death is about $1.3 million, almost all of it money the child would have earned over a lifetime if she or he had lived:
o $14,100 in medical costs
o $1,258,800 in productivity losses
• The estimated average lifetime cost per victim of nonfatal child maltreatment is $210,012, including:
o $32,648 in childhood health care costs
o $10,530 in adult medical costs
o $144,360 in productivity losses
o $7,728 in child welfare costs
o $6,747 in criminal justice costs
o $7,999 in special education costs

The costs associated with every victim of child maltreatment who lives is comparable to other costly health conditions such as stroke, which has a lifetime cost per person estimated at $159,846 or type 2 diabetes, which is estimated between $181,000 and $253,000.

Child maltreatment can also be linked to many emotional, behavioral, and physical health problems. Associated emotional and behavioral problems include aggression, conduct disorder, delinquency, antisocial behavior, substance abuse, intimate partner violence, teenage pregnancy, anxiety, depression, and suicide.

A promising array of prevention and response programs have great potential to reduce child maltreatment. Given the substantial economic burden of child maltreatment, the benefits of prevention will likely outweigh the costs for effective programs.

Learn More
• View this report:
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/EconomicCost.html
• CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention:
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention
• CDC’s Child Maltreatment Prevention Work:
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment
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www.facebook.com/vetoviolence
• Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal:
www.journals.elsevier.com/child-abuse-and-neglect
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333 • 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

Earmark Ban Cuts into Funding for NCAC

Amanda — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:20:54 +0000

A 2010 ban on Federal earmarks will result in a significant funding cut for the National Children’s Advocacy Center according to a recent article out of The Hunstville Times. This ban could result in cuts to prevention services and medical exams at NCAC. To read the full article click here .

Wal-Mart Grant Funds Presentation

Amanda — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:41:58 +0000

Child Advocacy Services out of Hammond was recently featured in an article from The Advocate. CAS was hosting an open house for its new location in Denham Springs where they were also presented with their Wal-Mart Grant award. To read the entire article click here.