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The Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) of Napa County commemorates Blue Ribbon Month by educating the community about the effects of child abuse in our community and creating opportunities to get involved in prevention efforts. Below you can find recent news and resources about Child Abuse Prevention Month.

BLUE RIBBON MONTH RESOURCES AND NEWS

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The Economics of Abuse Report: A Study of Napa County
The Economics of Abuse Report: A Study of Napa County

Child abuse and neglect has a profound impact on our community. It impacts not only the child, but the family, the community and society at large. While we cannot measure the emotional and moral impact that child maltreatment has, we are able to examine how it impacts our economy.

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Bay Area CAPC Chapters Band Together for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Bay Area CAPC Chapters Band Together for Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Greater Bay Area Child Abuse Prevention Council (GBACAPC), comprised of local chapters, have banded together to make a larger impact for Child Abuse Prevention Month. The new normal of virtual events and meeting through screens has made it possible for smaller communities to reach the wider region to engage people in joining this important cause.

GBACAPC has listed all of the events, trainings, activities and opportunities to get involved regionally on their website. Find out what you can do in your area to strengthen families and protect children.

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Cope's April 2022 Newsletter
Cope's April 2022 Newsletter

In this issue you will:

  • learn about how you can protect Napa Valley's children through our upcoming Walk With Me campaign.

  • read about Cope Family Centers new look for our 50th.

  • hear about Sergio's special birthday wish and how it is supporting Cope Family Center!

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Local Businesses Take a Stand to Protect Children
Local Businesses Take a Stand to Protect Children

Once again, local businesses are taking a stand to protect children by participating in April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. Blue Ribbon Business are raising awareness about child abuse and funds to help prevent it by Painting the Town Blue.

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What can we do to help kids right now, including our own?
What can we do to help kids right now, including our own?

Whether you’re a parent looking at your own children, or a community member thinking about all the kids growing up around you, ACEs science can seem pretty alarming at first glance. Stress and traumatic events can cause permanent changes in a child’s developing brain, but of course it’s impossible to create a childhood that’s absolutely stress-free. After a year of pandemic and lockdown, we don’t have to think hard to come up with a traumatic event that is truly beyond our control. We can’t prevent kids from having some exposure to stress.

So, if all kids everywhere experience stress at some point, how does anyone grow up to be a healthy adult? And what can we do to help kids right now, including our own?

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Why ACEs Matter
Why ACEs Matter

When Cope’s community of neighbors and sponsors comes together to support parents and prevent child abuse, we usually think about the children we’re helping now. We all want the kids we see around us to have happy, safe childhoods, and grow up in families that make them feel loved and cared for.

As we help, we’re probably not thinking that, in twenty or thirty years, those kids will grow up to have healthier hearts. And yet, the science of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) tells us that a happier childhood makes for a healthier adult.

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additional Resources

What are ACEs?
A closer look at the science of ACEs from Joining Forces For Children

The Serious Limits of Most ACEs Research, Policy and Practice
Taking into consideration how adverse childhood experiences can happen beyond the home, stemming from poverty, natural disasters, and other factors outside the home.

ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
Understanding the relationship between ACEs and Toxic Stress from Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child

Resources from the CDC about ACEs
Detailed facts information about how ACEs impact children, current studies and prevention strategies.

Take the ACE Quiz – And Learn What it Does and Doesn’t Mean to find out what your ACE score is from NPR

Positive Childhood Experiences that can shape adult mental health

Positive Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Adverse Childhood Experiences

The Economics of Abuse
A look at the financial impacts of child abuse and neglect on communities

The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Napa County is led by Cope Family Center and is a coalition of community organizations and government entities who collaborate on and advocate for public policy that impacts children’s safety and healthy development.