Coming This April

March 29, 2022

COMING THIS APRIL:
Partner Professionals Answer Your Questions

April is coming! This is the time of year for opening and re-emerging into the world. April is also Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time for making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep kids safe in their homes, in their schools, and in their communities. This April, we are honored to present the opportunity to have your most pressing child safety questions answered by three of our incredible Partner Professionals. These three Partner Professionals work with children and families every day, helping them to manage (and thrive!) during even the most difficult times. These Partner Professionals are well-versed in the challenges that face kids and their caretakers at this moment in time, and they are ready to answer your toughest questions.

MEET OUR PARTNER PROFESSIONALS

Dr. Suzanne Giraudo is Clinical Director of the Kalmonovitz Child Development Center at CPMC and co-author of Disastershock: How to Cope with the Emotional Stress of a Major Disaster. Suzanne will talk with us about how the pandemic has impacted children's mental health, and the increased risk of abuse kids have been subjected to over the past two years.

A few of the questions we'll be asking Suzanne Giraudo include:

How has children's mental health been affected by the pandemic?
What other dangers have kids been subjected to during this time?

What questions do you have for Suzanne?

Ask Suzanne a Question

Molly Jardiniano is a Safety Awareness Trainer and Parent Support Line Supervisor. Molly will provide helpful information about what parents and caregivers can do to help kids through tough times. She focuses on the importance of spending quality time with kids, techniques for building resilience, and helping kids to make healthy decisions for themselves.

A few of the questions we'll be asking Molly Jardiniano include:

My child is having big behavioral problems. How do I figure out what is going on?
What can I do to support my kid now that they are back to school in-person?

What questions do you have for Molly?

Ask Molly a Question

Monica Malmquist
Amplifying Children's Voices

Monica Malmquist is an educator and English Language Learner Specialist at an elementary school in Mill Valley, CA. Monica will talk about children's perspectives as they come back to school in person. Using a Safety Awareness Education kit, she will work with a few children to help them create a Network of Support that includes adults they can trust if they need someone to talk to.

A few of the questions we'll be asking Monica Malmquist include:

Why is creating a Network of Support important?
How do you help kids feel safe in your classroom?

What questions do you have for Monica?

Ask Monica a Question

Ask your question today! Throughout the month of April, our Partner Professionals will answer your questions and we will share them with you!

Ask a Question

Look out for Partner Talks and other Child Abuse Prevention Month actions starting April 1st. And, for the love of a child, remember to wear a blue ribbon throughout the month of April!

WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING YOU RELEVANT FOOD FOR THOUGHT TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TIMELY.

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