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Congressional Hearings on Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

December 10, 2018December 11, 2018
by Mary Chant

Tuesday, December 4, the American Psychological Association (APA) and Partners for Children co-hosted the congressional briefings on Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in the House (a subsequent meeting was held on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Senate). The panel included Missouri’s Nathan Ross of Foster Adopt Connect.

Child Abuse and neglect affects 1 in 8 children by age 18 with 7.4 million children being referred to Child Protective Services (CPS). About 3. 2 million are investigated, and over 2500 children die of child maltreatment each year in the U.S. The U.S. is the second leading developing country in the world with deaths from child abuse, according to UNICEF. Roughly 40 percent of children reported for suspected maltreatment are re-reported to child protective services and 20 percent are re-victimized.

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Champion of Children Award–Representative David Wood

November 21, 2018November 29, 2018
by Mary Chant

Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies presented Representative David Wood with the Champion of Children Award at its conference in Springfield, Missouri, November 13. Representative Wood, a Missouri House member who serves Morgan and parts of Moniteau and Miller Counties, has truly championed the causes of Missouri’s most vulnerable children during his six years in office.

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House Attempt to Override Governor’s Budget Vetoes Falls Short

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018
by Mary Chant

The Missouri House of Representatives voted to override four Governor’s budget vetoes, including two that impact child and juvenile advocacy. The House voted to restore $100,000 that would have been used to hire two full-time employees for the Office of Child Advocate, and $487,000 that would have added nine full-time employees for juvenile advocacy units in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas.

The Senate adjourned without voting, so the Governor’s vetoes stood. Senator Brown said funding for Office of Child Advocate would be included in a supplemental spending budget in January and that Parson is “committed” to finding more permanent funding for the Time Critical Diagnosis program. Regarding juvenile advocacy, Missouri funded $3.2 million in salary increases to the public defender system this year and will monitor the department’s retention and caseload, Parson said in his veto letter.

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MCCA Board Chair Elected to National Network for Youth…

August 8, 2018
by Mary Chant

We would like to congratulate Pat Holterman-Hommes, MCCA’s Board Chair, on her election to the board of National Network for Youth. Her commitment to vulnerable and disenfranchised youth, coupled with her leadership and vision, will serve NN4Y well. The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) has been a public education and policy advocacy organization dedicated to the prevention and eradication of youth homelessness in America for over 40 years. NN4Y mobilizes over 300 members and affiliates–organizations that work on the front lines every day to provide prevention services and respond to runaways and youth experiencing homelessness and human trafficking.

In 2013, Ms. Holterman-Hommes became the fourth President and CEO in Youth In Need’s history; she has been a key staff member of Youth In Need since 1990, serving most recently as Chief Program Officer prior to being appointed CEO. Ms. Holterman-Hommes also serves on the boards of National Safe Place Network and the Community Council of St. Charles County.

Congratulations!

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6 May

May is Mental Health Month and this Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is Thursday, May 9.This year’s theme is “Suicide Prevention: Strategies That Work,” however, Children’s MH Day is to promote the awareness of caring for every child’s mental health.

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15 Apr

Opening my week with @missourictf’s Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference. So grateful for partners across the state like those at my table including @NatlPAT @MCCAorg @MOKidsFirst’s CACs. #kidswin

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16 Apr

Sad day for child and family advocacy. Helen Sloan died yesterday afternoon. Helen was a key leader in the last three years in Raise the Age (of adult prosecution) legislation. So committed to getting this done—this was her final act of service to the community. In gratitude.

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16 Apr

Excited to be joining colleagues from KS, IA, NE and MO for #FFPSA Regional Convening.

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15 Apr

Congratulations and thank you, Representative David Wood! A real champion for Missouri children!⁦@RepDistrict58⁩ #ctf4kids

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