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April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month; a time when communities come together to raise awareness of the impact, prevalence and factors that contribute toward child abuse. Child abuse is a complex problem that requires a local, state and national strategy to successfully shift the tide.
According to the 2016 Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Report: Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, "every day, four to eight children in the United States die from abuse or neglect at the hands of their parents or caretakers. No one knows the exact number, and there has been little progress in preventing these tragic deaths. Most of the children who die are infants or toddlers." Additionally, according to the Florida Critical Incident Rapid Response Team Advisory Committee 2015 Report, "overall, child deaths in the State of Florida typically involve a child age 3 or younger and involve a variety of different manners of death, ranging from unsafe sleeping, drownings, natural causes, inflicted traumas, SIDS/SUID, and accidental trauma."
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
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| Phebe Powell, Executive Director of Brevard C.A.R.E.S.; Commissioner Trudie Infantini; Carrie Thomas, Vice Chair of CAPTF; and Tracy Little,Wraparound Fidelity Coordinator at BFP. |
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Brevard County Board of County Commissioners issued a proclamation to
The Child Abuse Prevention Task Force (CAPTF)
declaring April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Brevard County.
To promote awareness, CAPTF will host several events and activities to spread a community-wide message that everyone can help prevent child abuse and neglect. 
CAPTF of Brevard County has been working to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect in our community since 1996 and was developed to facilitate strategies within the community to prevent child abuse and neglect by impacting parents and their parenting practices.
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Brevard C.A.R.E.S. Safety Management Services Team
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 Brevard C.A.R.E.S. (Coordination, Advocacy, Resources, Education and
Support) is a family-centered, strength-based, and community-driven model for child abuse prevention and family preservation.
One of the programs offered by Brevard C.A.R.E.S. is the Safety Management Services Team.
Safety Management Services are crisis response services for children at risk of removal from parental care when the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has identified present danger. Safety Management services are utilized to reduce entry into the foster care system by providing rapid response to families in need of intensive support.
Safety Management Services include an assessment of family needs and strengths, individual and family counseling services, education for parents on how to effectively manage stress and resolve conflict.
Click here to read about how the safety management team helped a local family.
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Child Abuse Prevention Task Force Recognition Banquet
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Registration is now open for the 20th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Task Force Recognition Banquet.
Guest Speaker: Jamie Tworkowski
Founder of To Write Love on Her Arms
Thursday, April 28, 2016
C
rowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront
2605 North A1A Melbourne, FL 32903
5:30 p.m.:
Cocktail Hour
6:45 p.m.:
Program Begins
General Registration
$50 per person or $350 per table of 8
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National Wraparound Conference Registration Open
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the National Wraparound Conference in Melbourne Beach, Florida on
June 7-9, 2016!
Join System of Care professionals and Wraparound experts and pioneers from across the U.S. and Canada for a conference that will empower individuals and partnerships, and provide an inclusive and dynamic forum to foster peer networks, share information, and build skills while facilitating interactive dialogue and discussion around the Wraparound Communities of Practice.
Learn more about the National Wraparound Conference
online here.
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Interested in Becoming a Foster Parent?
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Each year, hundreds of children are removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment or neglect. These children need a temporary place to call home while their family situation is stabilized. Brevard Family Partnership manages foster care services for youth who have been removed from their homes. We are always looking for individuals who are willing to open up their hearts and homes to a child in foster care.
Interested in learning more? Get answers to all of
your questions from professionals in the field like, foster parents, adoptive parents, licensing and adoption experts by attending a foster parent question & answer session.
Foster Parent Q&A Session
Tuesday, April 26 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
BFP South Care Center
1591 Robert J Conlan Dr, Ste. 128, Palm Bay, FL
Reserve your seat at 321-752-4650 ext. 3034.
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Would You Consider Fostering a Teen?
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 There is an ongoing need for more people to become foster parents for teenagers in foster care. Your support, guidance and care can have a lifelong impact.
Would you consider fostering a teen? For additional information, please contact our Foster Parent Recruiter, Jason Simmons at 321-752-4650 Ext. 3034 or Jason.simmons@brevardfp.org.
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Brevard Family Partnership and Brevard C.A.R.E.S. would like to send a special thank you to Amy MacDonald and Christa Bailey and family, who donated a generous amount of handmade Easter baskets for many of the children and families that we serve.
We are thankful for your caring spirit and continued support of Brevard's most vulnerable children. Because of you, their holiday weekend was filled with joy and happiness!
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Thank you to our Administrative Professionals!
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Administrative Professionals day is April 27 and we would like to send a HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Administrative Professional team members.
W
e appreciate your positive contributions and dedication to our agency.
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