CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL (CAPC) OF NAPA COUNTY

 

The Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) is state-mandated to act as an umbrella council for those agencies and community members who work in the field of child abuse prevention and service.

Cope Family Center is the lead agency for CAPC of Napa County, which has served Napa County for more than 20 years. Members of CAPC's Steering Committee  and Council itself work to identify goals and act upon them.

The Child Abuse Prevention Council:

• Creates a unified voice for child abuse prevention in Napa County;
• Promotes and coordinates the myriad of resource agencies that work in prevention and service;
• Supports projects that have a direct positive effect on child abuse prevention and service delivery for the abused;
• Represents the council's prevention role as a member of the Child Death Review Team, Citizen's Review Panel, Substance Abuse Prevention Advisory, and Family Violence Prevention Council;
• Facilitates and co-sponsors events, workshops and trainings;
• Is a member of the Greater Bay Area CAPC Coalition, which supports and facilitates regional events and trainings.

Each April, CAPC mounts the Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Campaign, symbolized by the Blue Ribbon. Each year, Blue Ribbon Month focuses on a different aspect of child abuse. Awareness activities and events take place throughout the month of April, beginning with the Blue Ribbon Awards Luncheon. The Blue Ribbon Awards honor individuals whose efforts have made Napa County a safer place for children.

CAPC of Napa County was instrumental in the creation of The Courage Center, a safe, holistic environment for child victims of sexual and physical abuse, where interviews and physical examinations can be provided in an all-encompassing child-friendly environment.

Current educational programs include the Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Program, a national school-based project offering one-hour scripted workshops to educate children on how to reduce their vulnerability to violence. The goals of CAP are to children and reduce their vulnerability by providing information, reducing powerlessness and dependency, and increasing children's sources of support and assistance.

For more information, please contact CAPC of Napa County Program Manager Molly Archbold at 707.252.1123 x 118 or marchbold@copefamilycenter.org