THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS OF CHILD'S HOPE

A sexual abuse prevention program for pre-school children in at-risk settings in Wayne County.

For persons mandated by law to report suspected child abuse. More than 2,000 persons are trained by Child's Hope each year.

Providing new parents knowledge about the damage - and even death - which can be caused by shaking babies. Shaken Baby Syndrome is a leading cause of infant death in the Wayne County area.

The first program in Michigan of the nationally acclaimed Jumpstart initiative, helping children at risk overcome the obstacles of abuse and neglect. A college student mentors a four-year old child in a Head Start classroom for 300 hours over the course of an academic year, working on social and pre-literacy skills. Partners include the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Henry Ford Community College, the Michigan Community Services Commission and the national Americorps program.

     A parenting stress-reduction workshop for parents in demographics with high incidences of child
     abuse.

• 2003 - Mentoring: Pass it On!
• 2005 - A Central Vision for Child Abuse Prevention in Wayne County
• 2007 - Save Our Children Summit - Addressing the Crisis in Michigan Foster
             Care

• 2004 - Newborn clothing for infants born with AIDS in Wayne County
• 2005 - Backpacks filled with pajamas, books, stuffed animals, toothbrush
             and toothpaste for Wayne County children taken from their homes to
             Foster Care homes.
• 2006 - Continued to provide backpacks with necessities for children moving
              into Foster Care

With organizations concerned with the issues of child abuse and the need for success in childhood.

Michigan Department of Human Services, Child abuse prevention number 800-716-2234