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A Safe Halloween Starts at Home! 🎃Halloween is just around the corner! Whether your family is carving pumpkins, decorati...
10/16/2026

A Safe Halloween Starts at Home! 🎃
Halloween is just around the corner! Whether your family is carving pumpkins, decorating, or preparing costumes, a little planning helps keep the fun safe.
Let children decorate pumpkins with markers or stickers, leave sharp carving tools to adults, and choose battery-operated lights instead of open flames.
Here's to a safe and spooktacular season!

Wear Purple, Show SupportToday, we wear purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 💜Domestic violence a...
10/15/2026

Wear Purple, Show Support
Today, we wear purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 💜
Domestic violence affects individuals, children, and entire families. By supporting survivors, raising awareness, and connecting families with resources, we can help create safer, more nurturing communities.
Wear purple today to show that survivors are not alone.

Kindness Starts With UsOctober is National Bullying Prevention Month! Every child deserves to feel safe, included, and v...
10/14/2026

Kindness Starts With Us
October is National Bullying Prevention Month! Every child deserves to feel safe, included, and valued.
Parents, caregivers, and educators can help by modeling kindness, encouraging open conversations, and teaching children to speak up when someone is being treated unfairly.
Together, we can build communities where every child belongs. 💙

💙 Building Resilience, Strengthening Families!A special thank you to Maryville Academy and the Stephen Sexton Training I...
10/13/2026

💙 Building Resilience, Strengthening Families!

A special thank you to Maryville Academy and the Stephen Sexton Training Institute for hosting a screening of Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope, followed by an insightful expert panel discussion.

The event explored the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the importance of building resilience, strengthening protective factors, and supporting children and families.

We were grateful for the expertise shared by panelists Lisa Hassler (United Stand), Ilinca Wallace (Birth to Five), Victoria Poklop (Des Plaines Police Department), Sarah Melgarejo (Maryville Academy), and Heather Kendall (NAMI Cook County North Suburban).

👏 A very special thank you to Amy Kendal, Nancy Woulfe, and Sister Catherine M. Ryan of Maryville Academy for helping make this meaningful event possible!

Together, we can build stronger, more supportive communities where children and families thrive.

Federal threats to early childhood programs aren't slowing down — and neither are we. On October 14, our friends at Rais...
10/13/2026

Federal threats to early childhood programs aren't slowing down — and neither are we. On October 14, our friends at Raising Illinois are bringing the coalition together for a virtual event, Raising Our Voices: Standing Our Ground & Advancing Policy, to talk about how we keep advancing progress for infants, toddlers, and expecting families, even in a tough policy climate. Register now to join the conversation: https://itl.ink/e1b2f2d4

Las amenazas federales a los programas de primera infancia no cesan, y nosotros tampoco. El 14 de octubre, Raising Illinois reunirá a la coalición para un evento virtual Alzando Nuestras Voces: Manteniéndonos Firmes e Impulsando Políticas, con el fin de hablar sobre cómo seguir avanzando en beneficio de los bebés, los niños pequeños y las familias gestantes, incluso en un clima político adverso. Regístrese ahora para participar en la conversación: https://itl.ink/e1b2f2d4

💜 **October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.**Domestic violence affects individuals, children, families, and entire...
10/05/2026

💜 **October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.**

Domestic violence affects individuals, children, families, and entire communities. Even when children are not the direct target of abuse, exposure to violence can affect their sense of safety, emotional well-being, relationships, and development.

**Prevention starts with creating communities where families have the support, resources, and relationships they need to thrive.** It also means listening to survivors without judgment and helping children and caregivers access safe, responsive services.

In State Fiscal Year 2025, Illinois domestic violence agencies provided more than **621,000 hours of direct services to 52,191 survivors.**

💜 **This October, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois invites you to join us for two FREE virtual webinars:**

📅 **Domestic Violence 101**
October 14 | 10:00–11:30 AM
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MHFRXCZnQkGNWZdnxC4aRQ

📅 **The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children**
October 29 | 10:00–11:30 AM
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7AMyJ-gBT8e8dgVO19cGDw

🎓 Social Work/Counseling (LCSW/LCPC) and Nursing CEUs are available for each webinar through Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center.

**Together, we can help create safe, nurturing environments where children and families can heal, build resilience, and thrive.** 💜

September Wrap-UpAs September comes to a close, we've spent the month talking about recovery, grandparents and kinship c...
09/30/2026

September Wrap-Up

As September comes to a close, we've spent the month talking about recovery, grandparents and kinship caregivers, school attendance, car-seat safety, basic needs, protective factors, and community support.

They may sound like very different topics.

But they're connected by one important idea:

💙 Strong families help create safe childhoods.

Preventing child abuse and neglect isn't the responsibility of one organization, one profession, or one government agency.

It takes all of us.

Parents.

Educators.

Neighbors.

Businesses.

Health care professionals.

Community organizations.

Policymakers.

Friends and family.

Every time we make it easier for a family to find support, build connections, overcome challenges, or access resources, we help create the conditions children need to thrive.

September may be ending.

Our work isn't.

Together, we can build an Illinois where every child grows up safe, healthy, supported, and loved.

Prevention Starts Before Crisis💙 We don't have to wait for a crisis to help a family.That's one of the most important id...
09/29/2026

Prevention Starts Before Crisis

💙 We don't have to wait for a crisis to help a family.

That's one of the most important ideas behind primary prevention.

Imagine a family experiencing overwhelming stress.

What if someone helps before that stress becomes a crisis?

A trusted friend listens.

A community organization helps with groceries.

A home visitor answers questions from a new parent.

A school connects a family with transportation assistance.

A neighbor gives an exhausted caregiver a break.

None of those things may look dramatic.

But prevention often isn't.

It's thousands of small acts of support that help families become stronger, more resilient, and better equipped to navigate difficult moments.

The best time to support a family is before they reach a breaking point.

That's prevention. 💙

When Families Have What They Need🍎 Strong families need strong communities behind them.Food, safe housing, transportatio...
09/28/2026

When Families Have What They Need

🍎 Strong families need strong communities behind them.

Food, safe housing, transportation, health care, child care, clothing, and other basic necessities aren't luxuries.

They're part of the foundation families need to thrive.

When parents are constantly worried about putting food on the table or keeping a roof over their children's heads, stress can become overwhelming.

That's why connecting families with concrete supports in times of need is an important part of preventing child abuse and neglect.

We can help by supporting community resources, sharing information about available services, reducing the stigma around asking for assistance, and looking out for the families around us.

Sometimes strengthening families starts with something as simple as making sure there's enough food in the refrigerator. 💙

💙 Creating a safe sleep environment can save a baby's life.Join Prevent Child Abuse Illinois for our upcoming FREE webin...
09/28/2026

💙 Creating a safe sleep environment can save a baby's life.

Join Prevent Child Abuse Illinois for our upcoming FREE webinar:

👶 Dangers of Unsafe Sleep Environments and How to Create Safe Sleep for Babies

📅 October 8, 2026
⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM

Learn more about the dangers associated with unsafe sleep environments and the steps parents, caregivers, and professionals can take to help create safer sleep spaces for babies.

Whether you work with families or simply want to learn more about infant safety, we encourage you to join us and help spread the word!

👉 Register today:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HN1_EMMbTyyv3ICrXN-35A

Please share with parents, caregivers, colleagues, and community partners who may benefit!

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528 S 5th Street Ste 211
Springfield, IL
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