Five community leaders have made a commitment to end child sexual abuse in York County by giving their employees opportunities to participate in the Stewards of Children training offered by the York County Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative through the York County Children's Advocacy Center.
The five individuals are Vicky Diamond, president of WellSpan York Hospital; JT Hand, president and CEO of The York Water Company; Pamela Gunter-Smith, president of York College of Pennsylvania; Anne Druck, president and CEO of United Way of York County; and Dave Sunday, York County district attorney.
The two-hour Stewards of Children training teaches participants how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child abuse. The training, offered at no cost, is available to any adult. The aforementioned leaders and their companies were featured in a campaign series that can be found at https://ouryorkmedia.com/superheroes-for-york-county-kids/.
The goal of York County Safe and Healthy Communities is to train 5% of the adult population in York County, which is about 17,000 people. As of Aug. 2, the organization had trained about 1,800 people.
Melissa Page, the York County prevention coordinator for the Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative, and Deb Harrison, executive director of the York County Children's Advocacy Center, are encouraging employers; church leaders; members of nonprofits, neighborhood associations, civic groups, or school districts; and others, whether they are parents or not, to take the training.
York County was awarded a competitive grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to partner with the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State University and other local organizations for the Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative. More information about the initiative is available at http://www.solutionsnetwork.psu.edu/prevention-trial/efforts-to-prevent-child-sexual-abuse.
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