Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky: Data and Messaging Training
2023-03-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
The way we say things and how we say them matters, especially when using data. You’ve heard it said, “Kentucky ranks #1 in maltreatment,” but what does that really mean? As part of the upcoming launch of Lean On Me Kentucky, we are urging everyone to unite in evidence-informed messaging grounded in social norms science. Let’s unite in how we message prevention and data to others, including the media! Our collective voices are powerful, and we can use data to help propel our prevention message.
This training will provide a sneak peek of the upcoming Lean On Me Kentucky campaign, highlighting the importance of supporting families in our work to prevent maltreatment from ever occurring.
Thursday, March 22, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT via ZOOM: Register here.

Kosair For Kids Hats On For Healing
2023-03-23 17:30 - 20:00
Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you and your friends bid on 200+ new and gently used Derby hats and fascinators, all while helping children in need. Proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Fund at Kosair For Kids.

Details
Event: Hats On For Healing
Date: Thursday, March 23
Time: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Olmsted (3701 Frankfort Avenue, 40207)
Parking: Free
Tickets: $40 per ticket
Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Family Nurturing Center's Blue Ribbon Ceremony
2023-03-24 11:30 - 13:00
Blue Ribbon Ceremony
Join Family Nurturing Center for their annual Blue Ribbon Ceremony to kick off April as Child Abuse Prevention Month!
Hosted by Tom Gill Chevrolet, guests will hear inspiring words from featured speaker and Family Nurturing Center board member Curtis Clemons, proclamations by government leaders, and tips on ways everyone can protect children and promote healthy families. The winner of the Children’s Art Contest will also be announced. The winner’s artwork will be displayed inside of Tank buses throughout the month of April. A light lunch and refreshments will be served.
Following the event, guests are invited to tie blue ribbons on the fence surrounding the dealership to represent children impacted by abuse and neglect. The ribbons will remain on the fence throughout the month of April.

Family Enrichment Center's Run & Walk for Children!
2023-03-24 17:00 - 2023-03-25 11:00
The Run & Walk for Children is FEC’s longest-running fundraising event and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary! This event features a half marathon, 5K run, 5K fun walk and a children’s 100 yard dash with proceeds directly benefiting FEC’s child abuse prevention programs.
Participants receive a finishers medal, race shirt, and an invitation to the pre-race Pasta Party held the Friday evening before the race.
Groups of 5 or more receive a 10% discount per person. Ask about a prepaid option or discount code here.
Register online or download our printable form today on FEC website!

FEAT of Louisville and Down Syndrome of Louisville Easter Eggstravaganza
2023-03-25 10:00 - 12:00
Join FEAT of Louisville and Down Syndrome of Louisville for our Easter Eggstravaganza. The Easter bunny will be out hiding eggs for the kids to hunt. There will also be a time to visit with the bunny and have your picture taken, make a craft and enjoy a snack. Be sure to stop by and visit our resource fair.
10:00am-11:30am face painting, meet the easter bunny, crafts, snacks 11:30 -egg hunt. Make sure to get your family registered HERE!

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky's Child Abuse Prevention Month Kickoff at the Capitol
2023-03-27 10:00 - 12:00
Join PCAK for the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month 2023. Not only will this kick-off the month of April, but will officially launch the Lean On Me Kentucky Campaign and plant pinwheels outside the Capitol building.
This Campaign is movement geared towards elevating the importance of supporting ALL Kentucky families through positive connections and protective factors prior to abuse or neglect every occurring.
Contact PCAK, pcaky@pcaky.org for more information about Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Peace for Parents: Fostering Emotional Regulation in Children and Youth
2023-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
Peace Hospital is inviting you to a FREE in-person event!
Fostering Emotional Regulation in Children and Youth
Being a foster parent is hard. Many kids today struggle to regulate their emotions, leading to behavior outbursts that have a negative impact on the child’s relationships at home, school and with peers. Children in foster care have additional barriers that may make it difficult for them to regulate their emotions in effective ways. Attend this educational seminar to learn how emotional regulation develops and how caregivers can assist the youth in their care in developing healthy ways of expressing emotions. There will be time for questions and answers.
Speaker: David Houvenagle, LCSW
David Houvenagle is a licensed clinical social worker and has over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with behavioral health and substance use disorders.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph Children’s Home 2823 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
RSVP to: alicab@Sjkids.org
Light refreshments will be provided.
Peace Hospital

Family & Children’s Place Rally to End Child Abuse
2023-03-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Family & Children’s Place, 525 Zane Street, Louisville, KY, 40203
Location: Family & Children’s Place
525 Zane St, Louisville, KY 40203
Family & Children’s Place will kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month with a live rally on Thursday, March 30th at 10 AM EST, to talk about child abuse, violence, exploitation, neglect, and prevention, intervention, and restoration efforts for children and families in Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Wear Blue Day
2023-03-31

Pinwheel Planting for Child Abuse Prevention Month
2023-03-31 12:00 - 13:00
WEAR BLUE AND JOIN US AS WE SUPPORT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31 AT NOON!
WE’RE WORKING TO GROW A BETTER TOMORROW FOR ALL CHILDREN! HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT! LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE KENTUCKY AT PCAKY.ORG.
#CAPM2022 #GROWINGBETTERTOGETHER

Neighborhood Nest at Shawnee Library
2023-04-01 11:00 - 14:00
Neighborhood Nest at Shawnee Library 3914 West Broadway – Lousiville, KY 4o211
Welcome to the Neghborhood Nest, a preganacy and postpartim hub that provides FREE essential pregnancy, postpartum, infant anf early-childhood products to the community, inclusing diapers, wipes, formula, feminine care products, and more.
Participants will have access to maternal healthcare supporters, includinf Healthy Start, Healthy Babies Louisville, Baptist Health, Metro United Way, Play Cousins Collective, HANDS, Humana, and Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness.
Enjoy caregiver and parent-centric resources plus a storytime and K-5 activities!
Saturday, April 1st at 11:00am – 2:00pm
10AM Join us for a special baby storytime prior to the event
12PM Baptist Health presents Infant CPR/Choking Basics with Amanda Wilkinsm MSN, RNC, IBCLC
Call 502- 574-1722 for more information!

Strengthening Families: Social and Emotional Development
2023-04-05 18:30 - 20:30
4C’s Free Virtual Training for Early Childhood Professionals
Strengthening Families: Social and Emotional Development
This training will help you understand how to support children in learning how to positively interact with others, self-regulate their behaviors, and effectively communicate their feelings – all of which have positive impacts on their relationships with family members, other adults, and peers. Challenging behaviors or delayed development can create extra stress for families, so early identification and support for both parents and the child are critical to keeping children on track. It’s never easy to start these conversations, and it can be hard to find the right resources. Join 4-C to discover some talking points, local resources, and more! By the end of the session, you will feel more confident in understanding social-emotional development, and in your ability to refer families to needed resources as challenges arise.
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Kosair Charities Face It Movement.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 4 CC 6 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours
By attending a professional development opportunity, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your presence at the event constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose in connection with 4-C and our partners including use on websites, in social media, news and advertising. By registering for the event, you agree that you have read and consent to this release. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please inform your trainer at the time of the event.
Register HERE!

22nd Annual Stand Up for a Brighter Tomorrow Conference
2023-04-06 08:00 - 2023-04-07 16:30
22nd Annual Stand Up for a Brighter Tomorrow Conference
Register HERE!

The 22nd Annual Stand Up for a Brighter Tomorrow Conference in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on April 6-7, 2023!
Registration is now open.
April 6th & 7th, 8am-4:30pm
Stand Up for a Brighter Tomorrow is an annual Behavioral Health Conference on the emotional well-being of children and adolescents. Stand Up benefits professionals, parents and others interested in increasing their knowledge about sexual assault and/or interpersonal violence and emotional and/or behavioral disorders found in children.

There is no registration fee to attend the conference and there is no charge for continuing education credits.
Lunch will be provided.
Door prizes will be available.
Please notify Heather Greene or Renee Conn if you find you cannot attend after registration so that others can be registered after maximum capacity is reached.

Seating is limited to 300. Registration cut-off will be at maximum capacity or no later than March 27, 2023.
Workshops include a Plenary Session discussing the effect of child abuse and neglect on eastern Kentucky; The Realities of Violence Against Women; and We Are Family: An Exploration of Family Life.
CEU credits are approved for all workshops by the Kentucky Board of Social Work and Licensed Professional Board of Counselors, the Kentucky Board of Examiners in Psychology, and are pending by the Kentucky Board of Nursing​. Attendees must attend an entire workshop and complete a written evaluation to receive CEUs.
This conference is hosted by Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s Healing Program for Survivors of Sexual Assault & Interpersonal Violence. Funded in whole or part with public funds.
Sponsors for The Healing Program’s 22nd Annual Stand Up for a Brighter Tomorrow Conference: Big Sandy ADD/Families First, Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s CCBHC Program, Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s iHOPE program, and Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s TAYLRD programs.

Eggcellent Family Fun Day
2023-04-08 14:00 - 16:00
JOIN PLAY COUSINS COLLECTIVE FOR THEIR EGGCELLENT Family Fun Day
On Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at 2:00pm at 2600 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211
Activities and games will include:
– Family icebreaker
-Intro of circle time, play cousins
-Child abuse prevention by strengthening families topics- discuss the factors
-Connect the dots- finding other adults with similar needs and connections parenting
-Find the eggs hunt
-Easter giveaways- support for Easter needs

Operation Parent's Childhood Trauma with Dr. Tyson
2023-04-11
April 11: Childhood Trauma with Dr. Tyson
(Registration not yet open)

Join Operation Parents mailing list here, to stay updated!

Critically Loved's 2023 Schedule of Events
2023-04-13
2023 schedule of events

– April 13th – Special Needs Mom’s Night Out
– May 13th – Special Needs Mom’s Hike & Picnic
– June 17th – Family Summer Picnic
– September 7-9 – MOMcon conference in Chicago
– October 28th (tentative) – OVER the EDGE Fundraiser event
*TBD
– Fall Special Needs Mom’s Night Out
– Trunk or Treat
– Additional Bible Studies
For questions and more information visit Criticallyloved.org

Mom's Night Out!
2023-04-13 18:00 - 21:00
This event is now FULL, but watch for info on registration opening in Sept for the October 2023 Moms Night Out!

See Me, See My Light - No Excuse for Child Abuse!
2023-04-14 17:00 - 19:00
See Me, See My Light – Carter County Celebrate the Child 2023 – No Excuse for Child Abuse!
Free to all will be held at West Carter Middle School, 150 Warrior Drive, Olive Hill, KY 41164
Kim Biddle, the author of “See Me Beyond the Classroom” will be our guest speaker. (See Me Beyond the Classroom was written through the eyes of a child’s educational view while participating in her daily school routines. Sometimes a student feels invisible! Reaching our students and understanding how they feel is essential). Our theme is “See Me, See My Light”, so children will know that we see them.
Numerous informational booths on site, plus art contest winners, FREE food, FREE carnival games, FREE petting zoo and MUCH MORE!
If you have any questions, contact Donna Stamper at 606-474-6696 ext. 23040

2NOT 1 Family Fun Night
2023-04-14 17:30 - 18:30
2NOT1 Family Fun Night!!
Parents and youth that participate in 2NOT1’s karate, tutoring, and mentoring programs.
1600 West St. Catherine Street, Louisville, KY 40210
5:00 pm Registration
5:15 pm Parents are welcome and the opening statement (purpose of the event and parents will be introduced to a JCPS Summer Backpack League official to discuss summer programming and provide a special invitation for parents to register their children for summer programming. Also, 2NOT1 volunteer will distribute Face It material during registration and throughout the event.
5:30 pm the game stations will open. Games will be designed for the parent and the child to play together. Prizes will be provided, and food will be served from 6:15 pm- 6:30 pm. While eating, parents will be reminded to review the Face It Material and to get prepared for summer learning programming.

Kids Expo!
2023-04-15 12:00 - 14:00
Kid’s Expo at Rutherford Elementary School located at 301 Southland Blvd (12:00p-2:00p EST).
This event is resource fair targeted to families with children 0-5 years old
Presented by our Face It Movement partners Seven Counties Services, Community Collaboration for Children, & Peace Hospital

Please contact Corinna Powell if you have questions: cpannell@sevencounties.org

Sunshine Center's Scavenger Hunt
2023-04-15 13:30 - 15:00
Join the Sunshine Center on April 15th at 1:30 PM for a family friendly scavenger hunt in honor of child abuse prevention week.
Meet at the Sunshine Center for refreshments & instructions for the hunt! You and your children will visit various downtown Frankfort businesses collecting small surprises & learning how YOU can help to prevent child abuse.

Massage Clinic For Mothers Impacted by Gun Violence - Positive Parenting Event
2023-04-17 17:30 - 20:00
Massage Clinic For Mothers Impacted by Gun Violence
April 17th 2023 at 5:30pm-8:00pm
As a part of our series, we want to nurture the moms that have been working to heal, and offer massage. We also wish to invite new mothers in to join and see what our group offers. Two massage therapists will be available. Each mother will receive a 15 minute massage and an essential oil blend to practice a breathing and meditation technique for de-escalating negative emotions.
Tip It Forward, The Ace Project, and Elgina Smith, professional grief coach, have teamed up to provide a 6 month Healing from Grief Group with holistic healing techniques. This is a safe space offering tools to aid those impacted by gun violence and past traumas. Group will gather twice a month, and alternate between in person and virtual sessions. February 27th – July 24th. Click here to register.

Strengthening Families: Concrete Support in Times of Need
2023-04-17 18:30 - 20:30
4C’s Free Virtual Training for Early Childhood Professionals
Strengthening Families: Concrete Support in Times of Need
Facilitator Liz Walker:
Promoting strong, healthy family relationships provides far-reaching benefits that go beyond the family itself. Healthy families lead to healthy children, communities, and economic prosperity. Strengthening Families Concrete Support in Times of Need will help you connect families to resources in times of need. Every family, at some point, needs support. “A time of need” can be described as the birth of a child, supporting a child with special needs, choosing the right center or school, trauma, mental illness, violence, or poverty. This session aims to educate providers on how to strengthen the family’s ability to access services and advocate for their needs. By the end of the session, providers will know how to direct families to early intervention support, and access 211, the Louisville, KY-based essential community services hotline. Lastly, after attending this session you will be able to leverage the natural strengths of a family by asking powerful positive questions upon enrollment that foster deep connections from the start!
This workshop is free thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Kosair Charities Face It Movement.
Notice: This is an online class. Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you have internet and email access at the time of the training. This training will be conducted via Zoom, and you will be required to participate via video and audio through a computer, phone, or tablet.
Level 2 CDA 4 CC 6 Audience-All
2 Credit Hours
By attending a professional development opportunity, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your presence at the event constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose in connection with 4-C and our partners including use on websites, in social media, news and advertising. By registering for the event, you agree that you have read and consent to this release. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please inform your trainer at the time of the event.
Register HERE!

Child Abuse Prevention Month Training: Lean On Me Kentucky
2023-04-18 10:00 - 11:30
Lean On Me Kentucky campaign, highlighting the importance of supporting families in our work to prevent maltreatment from ever occurring.
Lean On Me Kentucky Training
Apr 18, 2023 10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
For more information contact pcaky.org
Register here
Child Abuse Prevention Month Training: Lean On Me Kentucky – Will be offered Twice
Tuesday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT via ZOOM: Register here.
Thursday, April 27, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT via ZOOM: Register here.

Networking Night - Reimagine Network & Youth Engagement Services
2023-04-18 18:00 - 20:00
Join us as we participate in a panel discussion at the Networking Night – Reimagine Network & Youth Engagement Services, held on Tuesday April 18, 2023, from 6-8pm at the YMCA at 930 W. Chestnut Street, in Louisville, Kentucky
This event will be hosted by divisions of the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods because April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN) would like to invite you to be a part of the first Networking Night, where we will join OSHN divisions Reimagine Network and Youth Engagement Services. The month of April is Child Abuse Awareness month, and this event will focus on a few of the organizations that are doing amazing work in the community. We look forward to hearing from Exploited Children’s Help Organization (ECHO), Maryhurst, Face It Movement, and Boys & Girls Haven. This event will be a panel discussion, and we will also hear about ways to get involved with these amazing organizations. This is also a great opportunity to network with both OSHN partners and one another.
Registration is required: Click HERE.
For more information contact
Shannon Sutton, Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods
Office (502) 574-2144
shannon.sutton@louisvilleky.gov

Are They Good For Your Kids? A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training of the Trainer Event
2023-04-19 09:30 - 15:00
Join Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky’s event Are They Good For Your Kids? A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training of the Trainer
Social Work CEUs, FRYSC Training Credits, and HANDS Wraparound Hours have been approved. RSVP is required. Contact PCAK, pcaky@pcaky.org for more information.
Date & Time:
April 19, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST (break for lunch for one hour)
Location:
Family Enrichment Center
1133 Adams Street
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101

Family & Children's Place Champions for Children Breakfast
2023-04-20 07:30 - 09:00 | Kentucky Center of African American Heritage, 1656, 1701 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, Kentucky, 40203
The 2023 Champions for Children Breakfast will be held on Thursday, April 20th at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage!

Register HERE.

Kosair For Kids Child Abuse Prevention Luncheon
2023-04-20 11:30 - 13:30 | mellwood art center
Did you know 1/75 children in Kentucky is a victim of abuse and neglect? That’s nearly double the national average.
Join Kosair for Kids for lunch to learn how your support can help provide the resources needed to combat the abuse and neglect epidemic that Kentucky kids are facing. All proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Fund at Kosair for Kids.
UofL football’s head coach Jeff Brohm will be the keynote speaker.
Date: April 20, 2023
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m
Location: Mellwood Art Center
Parking: Free
Register to attend this FREE event
For more information on how to sponsor, host a table, or attend, contact Jason Wilson: 502-814-9884 or jwilson@kosair.org

Healing Tree's EMDR Therapy Training 2023 Interest List
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-28
Thanks to the generosity of Kosair for Kids, we are able to offer a limited number of full scholarship slots for our next EMDR Therapy Training being held in Louisville, KY (Phase I: July 10-12 and Phase II: October 16-18).
Please fill out this form no later than Friday, April 21 5pm EST to be placed on our interest list. You will be notified by Friday, May 5 if you have been selected and you will need to complete another form within a week to be registered. If you have filled out an interest list form for us in the past, please reapply via the form linked above in order to confirm your availability for the 2023 dates. Your application will be prioritized.
There are also a limited number of self-pay slots available. The cost is $1,900 for the whole 52 hour training (including Parts I and II as well as consultation; not including travel or lodging.) In order to receive in-person, EMDRIA-approved training with trainers, facilitators and consultants of this caliber, an agency would typically have to book a training for a group of at least 12, or therapists would also have to pay for travel and lodging. So for those in Kentuckiana, the self-pay option may still be beneficial to you or your employer. If you or your employer are interested in self-pay, please fill out the form linked above and be sure to check “Yes” or “Yes, but I would like to be considered for a scholarship slot as well” when asked in the last question.
The curriculum has been designed by Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, RMT and trainings are led by Amber Stiles-Bodnar, MSEd, LPCC-S, LCDC III, an affiliate of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness. Our trainers have the only EMDRIA-approved training program that teaches EMDR therapy through the lens of mindfulness. They also uniquely allow trainees to choose consultants that align with the population group they treat (e.g. children, adults, addiction, etc.) This program specifically equips therapists to work with real world clinical presentations from day one, including how to handle complex and developmental trauma, addressing dissociation, and implementing EMDR into their current setting.
Please visit healingtreenonprofit.org/emdr for detailed information about this training, including certification, curriculum, cost, continuing education and eligibility. You can also see testimonials from past trainings.
All trainings are in Louisville, KY (Exact addresses will come closer to the trainings). Travel and lodging are not provided. The training includes 10 additional hours of (virtual) consultation spread out into two segments of 5 hours following each part of the training. The trainer will make available an adequate number of video platform based consultation groups with ample time and notice to schedule.
Please only complete the form if you are available for ALL DATES, times and locations listed.
Part I July 10-12, 2023 (8:30am – 5pm each day) – Louisville, KY
Part II October 16-18, 2023 (8:30am – 5pm each day) – Louisville, KY
PLEASE NOTE: Filling out this form does NOT guarantee that you will be a scholarship recipient. However, if you are not selected for this training, you will remain on our waitlist.
Please feel free to spread the word about this training and our interest list. We are so grateful to be able to support more therapists who are seeking training in EMDR Therapy.

Fentanyl, Family, and Community: A Solutions-Based Conversation In Louisville's Westend
2023-04-25 17:00 - 20:00
FENTANYL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY: A SOLUTIONS-BASED CONVERSATION IN LOUISVILLE’S WESTEND
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023 – 5-8 PM
LOUISVILLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER
1300 W MUHAMMAD ALI BLVD
LOUISVILLE, KY 40203
