Never Shake A Baby

Never Shake A Baby workshops are presented to all age groups outlining the dangers of baby shaking and providing appropriate strategies to calm a crying baby. "If I cry...please try" refrigerator magnets are distributed to all new St. Clair County parents through take home bags provided by area hospitals.

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Bubbylonian Encounter

Bubbylonian Encounter is a live play performed in the school setting aimed at elementary students and is designed to educate children about the sense of touch; good, bad, confusing and forced sexual. This sensitive subject matter is addressed in a very non-threatening manner and although fun filled and entertaining is clearly designed to empower children to help PREVENT sexual abuse. Parents and school staff are given the opportunity to preview the play on videotape.

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Just the Facts

Just the Facts is a live play performed in area middle schools, which educates 6th grade students about personal body safety and addresses the topics of date rape, sexual harassment and confusing touch. Parents and school staff have the opportunity to preview the program on video tape.

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More Facts About Personal Boundaries

More Facts About Personal Boundaries is a classroom workshop designed for 9th and 12th grade students. The program is designed to empower and educate students about sexual harassment, sexual assault and the law. The 9th grade workshop is a PowerPoint presentation designed with questions and statistics to engage students. This presentation is lead by our Prevention Coordinator along with a representative from the St.Clair County Prosecuting Attorneys office

The 12th grade workshop focuses on legal issues and in depth discussions using actual St Clair County crimnal case studies.

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The Care Fund

The Care Fund is a special fund available for at-risk children. Any professional or adult working with children may request up to $100 during one calendar year for a child's special needs, i.e. shoes, sports fees, camp fees, haircuts, etc. We'd like to see these requests grow so that many more kids can benefit.

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Family Resource Center

Our lobby at 1107 Military Street (downtown Port Huron) is well stocked with PREVENTION resources for parents and professionals. Our staff is happy to discuss the materials with all visitors and help in whatever way they can. The resources are also helpful to students and others researching child abuse topics.

Child Safety Trainings

Child Safety Trainings are offered to parents, community groups, churches and child serving agencies countywide. The exact workshop focus is determined by the particular need; however, all efforts are directed toward the PREVENTION of child abuse and sexual violence.

Child abuse indicators, reporting procedures and appropriate safety policies are popular topics. Council also offers parents and caregivers advice on how best to teach body safety to children using the video, "What do I say now?" Every effort is made to accommodate scheduling requests. The workshops are presented at no charge by qualified PREVENTION staff.

Internet Safety presentation with focus on MySpace- Is It a Safe Place? Dangers on the internet and safety guidelines for parents and children. Free of charge. Powerpoint presentation with question and answer segment. A live MySpace presentation if the location allows.

The Blue Water Area Child Advocacy Center

The St. Clair County Child Abuse/Neglect Council has moved into our new home at 1107 Miltary St. in downtown Port Huron. We have begun interviewing in our new state of the art facility. Our partnership with the community has contributed to our now realized dream.

The primary goal of all Child Advocacy Centers is to ensure that children are not further victimized by intervention systems designed to protect them. Such a center fully comliments our belief that --- "It shouldn't hurt to be a child".

The Children's Advocacy Center model is a child - focused, facility- based program in which representatives from many disciplines- law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy - work together, conducting joint forensic interviews and making team decisions about the investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child abuse cases.

Benefits

Communities that develop a CAC experience many benefits:

• More immediate follow-up to child abuse reports.
• More efficient medical and mental health referrals.
• Reduction in the number of child interviews.
• Increased successful prosecutions.
• Consistent support for child victims and their families.

Professionals involved in multidisiplinary work report:

• Greater appreciation and understanding of other disciplines.
• Better access to cross-disciplinary training.
• More informed decision making.

This comprehensive approach ensures that children receive child-focused services in a child friendly environment- one in which the needs of children and families come first.

Please help in supporting this center. We need assistance in financial support and a commitment to serve the needs of the childrens of our community.

Mini-Grants

Each year a mini-grant ($500) is made available to area child abuse PREVENTION programs. The applying program must address PRIMARY or SECONDARY child abuse PREVENTION and hold nonprofit status. Program applications are accepted October through March.

Staff Credentials

All program staff hold at least a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the human service field.