2011 Prevention Conference

The statewide PREVENTION CONFERENCE on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at the Columbia Marriott Downtown was a huge success! More than 300 people attended sessions led by 60+ state and national child welfare experts from across the spectrum.

Strong Families, Safe Children centered on our organizational core issues of health, safety, education, and connectedness that build child and family well-being as they reduce child abuse, neglect and unintentional injuries.

The links below are resources shared by speakers at the conference. You are welcome to contact any of these experts for more information.

Actively Engaging in the Policy Process

Addressing Racial Disparities & Disproportionality in Child Welfare

Bullying & Violence in Today's Pop Culture

Child Exploitation Offenses: The Evolving Response

Child Passenger Safety- Everyone Should Think About It

Collins Tuohy

Community Cafés: A New Approach to Problem Solving

Controlling Substances at Home

Dynamics of Parent Engagement & Leadership: Family Connection

Dynamics of Parent Engagement & Leadership: Parents Anonymous

Early Screening & Diagnosis of Autism

Families & Communities as Partners (SC Federation of Families)

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Forging Partnerships To Build Strong Families and Safe Children

Help! Responding in Your Community

Internet Safety for Parents

Keeping Your Child Injury Free at any Age

Kinship Care: Connecting for Kids

Landscape & Opportunities for SC Children: Child Advocacy Panel

Mandated Reporters: Duty to Report

Beyond Evidence Based Practices

Responding to the Needs of Homeless Children

Safe Sleeping

Shaken Baby Syndrome & Societal Impact

Social-Emotional Development of Children

The Power of Family (Family Group Decision Making)

Unintentional Injuries: A Public Health Concern in South Carolina

Universal Staffing: Collaboration in Chaos

Valuing and Supporting Parents

What are the 5 Protective Factors?

Working with Fathers

 

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making it all possible:

South Carolina Department of Social Services
Administration for Children and Families- US Department of Health & Human Services
South Carolina Parent Information & Resource CentersUnited Way Association of South Carolina
Kappa Delta Alumnae Association & Beta Zeta Chapter of the University of South Carolina
Parents Anonymous of South Carolina
SC Head Start Collaborative Office
Wells Fargo