Cobb Collaborative leads the Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (PCA Georgia) local council for Cobb County. Cobb Collaborative educates, engages, and empowers local people and organizations to improve outcomes for children and families in Cobb County. In this role as Prevent Child Abuse Cobb, the Collaborative will continue work within our programming to bolster child abuse and neglect prevention efforts and awareness in the community.

“It takes all of us working together along with state and local resources to help children grow into healthy adults,” said Jennifer Stein, Director of PCA Georgia. “We are grateful for our partners across the state who play a role in helping us promote safe, stable nurturing relationships and environments for Georgia’s children.”



Prevent Child Abuse Cobb looks forward to engaging the community in new ways to strengthen local families and help all children thrive. Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, says, "We are honored and excited to partner with SafePath Children's Advocacy Center on this important journey. We know that anything and everything we can do to strengthen and support parents, families and caregivers helps to prevent child abuse."

Click here to visit our Prevent Child Abuse Cobb web page.

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time to deepen our understanding of what helps families thrive.

This year's theme is #BuildingTogether! 

COBB COLLABORATIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS KITS

In support of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Cobb Collaborative, in our role as Prevent Child Abuse Cobb, is offering FREE awareness kits to local nonprofits, businesses, faith-based organizations or individuals seeking to join us in advocacy and outreach in preventing child abuse.

These kits will include items such as:

Pinwheels for Prevention

Car Magnets

Lapel Pins

Fliers with important information and resources (English/Spanish)

Pinwheels for Prevention are a symbol of child abuse prevention efforts. These blue pinwheels represent the notions of playfulness, joy and childhood.

“The whimsy of pinwheels reminds us of what a happy childhood should be, what every child should experience," said Cobb Collaborative Executive Director Irene Barton. "We would love to see many pinwheels across Cobb County as we all work together to prevent child abuse and improve outcomes for children and families.” 

We will distribute these kits as requested. For more information, please contact Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton.

RESILIENCE is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress.

Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior.

We invite you all to a virtual screening of this impactful documentary. We’ll follow the screening with a brief discussion about the film, touching on other resources and local information.

Child serving professionals and volunteers may suspect child abuse or have a child disclose abuse to them through their work with children. However, barriers such as fear of reporting, the inability to recognize all forms of child maltreatment, and vague organizational policies may prevent professionals from making a report of child maltreatment.

Mandated Reporter Training Objectives:

• Understand how the laws around mandated reporting affect mandated reporters.
• Describe the process for handling a disclosure of abuse.
• Describe the mandated reporter’s role in reporting suspected abuse and neglect.
• Identify physical and behavioral indicators of the legally recognized types of abuse and neglect in Georgia.
• Identify which groups of children may be at higher risk of being abused or neglected.
• Describe the steps necessary to report suspected abuse or neglect.

Join us on Tuesday, April 18, 2:00-3:30PM for free Mandated Reporter Training.

Stewards of Children® teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. One in 10 children will be the victim of sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. There is an estimated 42 million adult survivors of sexual abuse living in the United States today. Child sexual abuse takes many forms, and they aren’t just physical.

We invite you to join us for this impactful training on April 24. Registration is limited to 30 participants and a waitlist feature will be available once the event reaches capacity.

Be sure to check our Cobb Collaborative Events web page for other training opportunities and events as well.

FindHelpGA.org is an easy way for Georgians to get connected with help, based on our comprehensive directory of local resources that will help strengthen families. Help seekers can search by zip code, or speak directly with a resource specialist by phone (1-800-244-5373) or online chat to locate resources near them.

• Click here to print flyers for your organization, request mailed materials, and more. Encourage families to use this FREE platform to connect to resources.
• Visit our Find Help Georgia web page to view an informational video on how to use this free resource.

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