Child Abuse Prevention
Get Involved
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Join us throughout April as we bring awareness to child abuse prevention.
- Pinwheels with a Purchase – Support the awareness of child abuse prevention efforts when you shop with community supporters. Look for pinwheel stickers on local merchant bags!
- Pinwheel Bouquets – When you see our blue pinwheel bouquets, you are supporting a business who partners to prevent child abuse.
- Pinwheel Popups – Pinwheel yard signs highlight the symbol of child abuse prevention and feature our community’s Champions for Children!
- Prevention Posts – Follow us on social media for tips, resources, and strategies to prevent child abuse.
Prevention Strategies
With the help of our partners, we not only bring safety, healing, and hope to children and families, but we also equip our community to recognize, report, and prevent child abuse.
- Let us train your group in strategies to prevent child abuse.
- Book a CAC speaker to give your group the latest in child abuse awareness and prevention.
Georgia’s Mandated Reporter Training
We help professional reporters understand their legal obligations and train them to recognize and report child abuse.
- Identify the signs of child abuse
- Understand your legal obligations
- Know the steps for reporting child abuse
- Understand the value of your role as a mandated reporter
Safe to Compete Training
Safe to Compete is a national initiative between It’s a Penalty and The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to prevent abuse, exploitation and trafficking of young children as they learn to compete in youth sports.
Sports should be safe places for children to grow both as people and athletes. Unfortunately, recent high-profile media cases of young athletes being abused while competing have drawn attention to the issue of child protection in sport all over the world. But child sexual abuse in sport is preventable! Safe to Compete seeks to equip coaches and parents with the tools needed to create a safe environment in sport where boundary violations of any sort are not tolerated, and where child safety and respect are top priorities. The new and improved program now includes:
Sports should be safe places for children to grow both as people and athletes. Unfortunately, recent high-profile media cases of young athletes being abused while competing have drawn attention to the issue of child protection in sport all over the world. But child sexual abuse in sport is preventable! Safe to Compete seeks to equip coaches and parents with the tools needed to create a safe environment in sport where boundary violations of any sort are not tolerated, and where child safety and respect are top priorities. The new and improved program now includes:
- 30-minute interactive training course for coaches
- 15-minute parent education module
- Discussion guides on boundary setting and safety for kids ages 5-11 and 12-17
- Information on child sex trafficking
- Resources for coaches
Circles of Safety (Starting June 2025)
When we know signs and forms of abuse, we can make Thomas County safer for children.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse
- Understand the types of child abuse
- Report suspected abuse or maltreatment