The Wrangell nonprofit BRAVE (Building Respect and Valuing Everyone) will be busy in April, taking part in the statewide effort to promote National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
A couple of high school students are recording public service announcements that will be read on KSTK throughout the month, and the community group will provide information packets for families of Evergreen Elementary School students, said Kay Larson, of BRAVE.
“Each year, thousands of cases of child abuse and neglect are substantiated in Alaska. Our Alaska communities can do better to grow a bright future for every child,” BRAVE said in announcing its efforts.
“Now, more than ever, we need to come together in collective ways that help our children, youth and families thrive. Too often, our society thinks of raising healthy children as a parent or caregiver’s responsibility alone,” said Trevor Storrs, president of Alaska Children’s Trust, a statewide organization focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Maleah Nore, chairperson of BRAVE, recommends people can attend free training for parents and caregivers on the prevention of child abuse. There will be four sessions in April, listed on the children’s trust website http://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/events.
Additional activities for National Child Abuse Prevention Month are listed on the website.
Nore also suggested people could participate in the statewide Digital Advocacy Day on April 27 and “contact legislators to let them know that you and your community support family-friendly policies, such as paid sick and family leave, that help reduce stress on parents and caregivers.”
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