{"id":37006,"date":"2019-04-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-2019-4\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:18:15","slug":"april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-2019-4","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-2019-4\/","title":{"rendered":"April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/content\/thread\/blog\/AprilAwareness.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=800\" width=\"800\" style=\"margin: auto\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>April is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/child-abuse-prevention-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Child Abuse Prevention month<\/a>, a nationwide<br \/>\n    effort to raise public awareness about and take a stand against child abuse and neglect.\u00a0<br \/>\n    \n<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of this special month, <strong>thread <\/strong>joins the <a href=\"http:\/\/alaskachildrenstrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alaska Children\u2019s Trust<\/a>    in asking Alaskans to be that one who makes a difference in a child\u2019s life. When one person makes the decision to step into a child\u2019s life, they can<br \/>\n    help prevent abuse or neglect, and make an impact in ways they could ever imagine. <\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s so many ways to get involved\u2026mentoring, volunteering and more. <\/p>\n<h4>Go Blue!<\/h4>\n<p>Friday, April 5, is <strong>Go Blue Day<\/strong>! Dress in blue and plan to attend one of the Go Blue Day rallies around the state:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anchorage<\/strong>, 4:30 pm at the Wells Fargo headquarters (C Street &amp; N. Lights). Bring a group and carry signs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2138201596273913\/\">Share this Facebook event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mat-Su Valley<\/strong>, 9 am at Wells Fargo (E. Parks Highway). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/586195555181275\/\">Share this Facebook event<\/a>.\n        <\/li>\n<li><strong>Juneau<\/strong>, noon &#8211; 1 pm on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol (120 44<sup>th<\/sup> Street). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1027650837422185\/\">Share this Facebook event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Strengthen Your Family <\/h4>\n<p>Families thrive when protective factors are robust in their lives and communities. <strong>thread <\/strong>promotes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strengtheningfamilies.alaska.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strengthening Families\u2122<\/a>, a research-based strategy, in our work with families and child care programs. Strengthening Families<br \/>\n    focuses on building healthy relationships with your child, and supporting a child\u2019s healthy development around five protective factors: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parental Resilience <\/li>\n<li>Social Connections <\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Parenting &amp; Child Development <\/li>\n<li>Concrete Support in Time of Need <\/li>\n<li>Healthy Social &amp; Emotional Development of Children <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/strengthening-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about the five protective factors!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Get Some Tips<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>For your family:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a parent, block out 15 minutes a day to play one-on-one with your child \u2014 doing anything he or she wants.<\/li>\n<li>Tell the children or youth in your life how much you care for them and appreciate them. All children deserve to have someone who is \u201ccrazy about them\u201d<br \/>\n        and loves them unconditionally.<\/li>\n<li>Work with the kids in your life to explore their heritage and learn their family\u2019s story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>For friends and neighbors:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compliment a father \u2014 someone you know or even someone in public \u2014 on something positive you see him do with his children. Dads contribute<br \/>\n        uniquely to children\u2019s development.<\/li>\n<li>Offer your time to baby-sit for the child of a friend, neighbor or family members.<\/li>\n<li>Support parents looking for a job by offering your professional knowledge and experience in resume writing or preparing for a job interview. Financial<br \/>\n        stability links directly with family stability and can have a big effect on the emotional well-being of caregivers and their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>For your community:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteer at or donate resources to a local preschool or daycare center.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor, volunteer at or participate at local events or nonprofits.<\/li>\n<li>Take action on legislative issues that affect children and families. Call your elected representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more parenting tips and information on healthy child development, call <strong>thread<\/strong> toll free at 800.278.3723 to receive child development<br \/>\n    information.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s OK to ask for help if you need it. Call 2-1-1 from anywhere in Alaska to connect with community resources and assistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Report Child Abuse<br \/><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Care Enough to Call.\u00a0<\/strong>If you see or suspect child abuse or neglect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call: 1-800-478-4444<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#104275607f62645378797c74517265637550717c71637b713e777f66\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"702215001f02043318191c14311205031530111c11031b115e171f06\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>Fax: 907-269-3939<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or in emergency situations, call 9-1-1.<\/p>\n<p> For more information or training, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/dhss.alaska.gov\/ocs\/Pages\/childrensjustice\/mandatoryreporting.aspx\">www.ReportChildAbuse.alaska.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We believe it takes a community to raise a child, and you don\u2019t have to be a parent to take steps to help keep children safe and healthy. Dare to be the<br \/>\n    one!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[27,28],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37006","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry","news_tags-alaska","news_tags-child_welfare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-2019-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, a nationwide effort to raise public awareness about and take a stand against child abuse and neglect.\u00a0 In recognition of this special month,... 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