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Two $25K Innovation Grants Awarded by Prevent Child Abuse America to Prevent Human Trafficking in New Jersey and Advance Positive Fatherhood Project in Ohio

February 24, 2021

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Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today two new $25,000 innovation grants, one to focus on preventing human trafficking in New Jersey and another to promote positive parenting through a groundbreaking fatherhood initiative in Ohio. The grants are an integral part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to provide the safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments that enable children, families, and entire communities to thrive.

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Webinar: “Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches”

February 23, 2021

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Join us Monday, March 22, at 1:00-2:30 PM CT, to be among the first to hear new recommendations on reframing childhood adversity from the FrameWorks Institute.

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The Family Tree Announces Retirement of 21-Year Executive Director Patricia K. Cronin

February 11, 2021

Chapter News

The Family Tree, the Maryland chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, announced that its executive director, Patricia K. Cronin, LCSW-C, is retiring on June 30, 2021. Cronin’s decision to retire from the nonprofit is the culmination of a remarkable 21 years of service to the organization and Maryland’s children.

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A Message from Dr. Merrick on Shifting the Narrative to Child & Family Well-being

February 5, 2021

Statements & Messages

2020 was a challenging year for many of us—for all of us—but I’m hopeful 2021 will be different…better. In this time of widespread change, we are acutely aware of the need to honestly assess where we’ve been and plot a deliberate course forward for ourselves, our organizations, and our communities. The choices we make and actions we take today will inform how we all flourish in the years to come.

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Prevent Child Abuse America Announces Ten Newly Re-chartered Chapters, Extending Its Nationwide Reach and Impact

February 4, 2021

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Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today that its chapters in ten states—Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin—successfully completed the organization’s strength-based chartering process, helping to extend the organization’s efforts to ensure the safe, stable and nurturing relationships and environments that enable children, families and entire communities to thrive.

Chapter News

Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey Board of Directors Announces Retirement of Executive Director, Rush L. Russell

February 1, 2021

Chapter News

With deep gratitude for his leadership and vision, the board of directors of Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey (PCA New Jersey) announced that the nonprofit organization’s executive director, Rush L. Russell (pictured below), will retire on April 2, 2021. Mr. Russell’s decision to retire will bring to a close a remarkable 12 years of service to PCA New Jersey.

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Prevent Child Abuse America Awarded $500K to Focus on Child and Family Well-being through Prevention and Equity

January 28, 2021

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Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today a $500,000 grant to support efforts that reduce the need for families to become involved with child protection agencies. The award will fund work advancing Thriving Families, Safer Children: A National Commitment to Well-being, an initiative that aims to reshape child welfare in the United States by focusing explicitly on equity and prevention across development, proactively creating the conditions and contexts for strong families and communities across the country.

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Prevent Child Abuse America Welcomes Jennifer Jones as Its New Chief Strategy Officer

January 19, 2021

Press Releases

Chicago—Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced today that Jennifer Jones (pictured below) will join the organization as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective February 15. She currently serves as the director of the Change in Mind Institute and the co-director for Safety and Resilience for the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (which recently announced a merger with the Council on Accreditation).

Statements & Messages

A Message from Dr. Merrick on Violence at the US Capitol

January 7, 2021

Statements & Messages

Many of you, like me, had to try to explain to your children the news and troubling images that flashed across our many screens yesterday. We attempted to answer questions and allay fears about safety and freedoms that we take for granted in a democratic society. As if parenting during a global pandemic was not hard enough, parenting during such deeply disturbing events shook many of us to the core.

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The Scientific Reason Why It’s Important to Salvage the Holiday Spirit

December 22, 2020

Statements & Messages

This will be a holiday season truly unlike any other. With travel, parties, and in-person religious services canceled due to rising coronavirus cases, the loss of these holiday traditions takes an added toll on those already struggling to parent through a physically distant and socially distancing pandemic. Yet, this holiday season offers us, as adults, the opportunity to help our children process all that has happened.

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