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Child Abuse Prevention Association
CAPA's mission is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse and neglect by creating changes in individuals, families and society that strengthen relationships and promote healing. CAPA's prevention programming includes Healthy Families Jackson County (HFJC), a voluntary, home visitation program available to families in Jackson County from the time they are prenatal until children reach the age three. HFJC uses the Healthy Families America model to provide in-depth services to families on a weekly basis. The primary goal of the program is to reduce instances of child abuse, maltreatment and violence against children by providing comprehensive support and education for new mothers. Research shows that the best way to prevent child abuse is by helping to facilitate safe and healthy homes for children.
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Child Protection Center
The mission of the Child Protection Center (CPC) is to build a healthier community by leading the response to the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and violence. The CPC accomplishes its mission by providing forensic interviews, family advocacy and mental health services to children 3 to 17 living in Jackson County, who are victims of sexual or physical abuse, or who have witnessed violent crimes. CPC also conducts interviews with the children's non-offending caregivers. The CPC ensures children who are victims of child abuse or witness to violent crimes are properly identified, that their statements are made through forensic interviews, and that they are ensured access to all necessary mental health treatments and social supports as soon as possible.
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FosterAdopt Community Connections Youth Project
Community Connections Youth Project (CCYP) was created out of a need to support youth who were at risk of aging-out of the foster care system without having been adopted or placed with a family. Studies have shown youth who age out of foster care have a higher risk of facing homelessness, abuse-neglect, lack of employment and low education obtainment, among other factors. CCYP is a voluntary case management program offered by FosterAdopt Connect to serve older foster youth and young adults who recently aged-out of foster care (ages 17-26). The overall goal of the program is to connect clients to services and resources they need to be successful as adults—and to mitigate many of the circumstances that lead to negative lifetime outcomes for people who have experienced significant childhood trauma. CCYP's overall goal is to assist these young people in achieving the short-term goals that pave the way for future success and a lifetime of positive outcomes.
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Heart of America BSA Be Prepared
The Heart of America Council's Scouting program, by emphasizing ethics and moral values, prepares youth to be leaders, to accept responsibility, and to care about causes beyond their own self-interest. Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles—and the necessary steps to overcoming the obstacles—in order to advance in rank. This approach, and the resiliency it helps develop, provides invaluable life lessons at an early age. In the Cub Scout Program, in addition to each rank advancement's requirements, the Scout must also complete an exercise with their parent or guardian entitled, "How to Protect your Children from Child Abuse" and a corresponding age-appropriate video.
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Jackson County CASA
When a child and siblings are removed from a family system affected by substance use, it becomes the job of CASA staff attorneys (also known as guardians ad litem), staff case supervisors, and agency volunteers to ensure that: A) Where the child is temporarily lodged is a safe home. B) The child's physical, emotional, and educational needs are being met while in foster care. C) These interventions lead to the child's improved physical, social, and emotional health. D) When no longer under court protection, the child has a permanent home where she or he can thrive. Ultimately, it is our goal to reunify and preserve families whenever possible and safe.
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KC Municipal Court Truancy Intervention
The purpose of the Kansas City Truancy Court is to ensure that children between the ages of 7 and 17 are in school as mandated by law. The Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) is designed to improve the school attendance of youths who are referred to the program by their school districts and to empower parents and guardians who were cited for their children not attending school. With COMBAT grant funding, Kansas City Municipal Court can contract with a community agency to provide needed case management services to Truancy Court parents-guardians and their children. The Case Manager provides case management services, linkages, resources and follow-up services to the families who choose to participate in the program rather than receive an imposed sanction by the Truancy Court Judge.
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MOCSA Comprehensive Sexual Violence Prevention
Comprehensive Sexual Violence Prevention in Jackson County represents a rare, highly effective project, which is the only one of its kind in Jackson County. This project will continue and expand upon MOCSA's success with COMBAT in previous years and fulfills county compliance with a new Missouri law passed in 2020. The purpose of this program is to prevent sexual violence using a multi-level public health model to stop sexual assault, child sexual abuse and rape. This project builds on MOCSA's success with COMBAT Prevention efforts in the past and provides an ideal, comprehensive public health approach to addressing sexual assault and sexual abuse in our community. Collectively, this project will reach an estimated total of 5,115 people in Jackson County in 2023, using approaches that decrease violence in our region now and sustain that improved safety over time.
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Violence Prevention Programs