Child Abuse Prevention Month with Natalie Towns

04/30/21 • 44 min

!!!!Child Abuse Prevention Month 2021!!!!
Join us today as we discuss what child abuse prevention truly is. Our guest today, Natalie Towns, shines a light on child abuse prevention, different levels of prevention, services, hopes for our families and how we all can prevent child abuse in our own homes, neighborhoods and communities. Today may be the last day of Child Abuse Prevention Month, but prevention is important every day!
Natalie Towns is the Director of the Prevention and Community Support (PCS) Section within the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. In addition to working in child abuse prevention, Natalie has experience in juvenile justice program financing and health policy research in Georgia. Natalie has also worked in research, evaluation and fiscal analysis related to child welfare at the NC legislature and The Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. As the Director of PCS, Natalie manages the state’s efforts around primary and secondary child abuse prevention.
www.PCAGeorgiahelpline.org or 1-800-CHILDREN (244-5373)

www.belongingforhope.org
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Parent's Perspective: Christina's Story of Parent Leadership

Christina is a mother with lived experience. She has three beautiful children ages 9, 7 and 4. Christina is a parent in leadership through her community and state. She is a member of the Georgia Parent Advisory Council through the Department of Family and Children Services. Christina works with local non-profits as a Parent Peer Advocate. She is a TBRI Practitioner. And was awarded the 2021 George Pullen Community Leadership Award by Rome Floyd County Commission of Children and Youth.
Christina joins the conversation today discussing her reunification story and her position of parent leadership in her community. We also discuss ways we can support parents and families in foster care and insight of what it is like to be peer support for families.
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Parent's Voice: Mistin's Parenting Reunification Story

Mistin is a momma of three beautiful children. Her children were removed outside of her care. She shares her journey of finding her voice and sobriety. Sadly, not all parents have great representation. Many times parents are lost in the system. Their personal faults are exposed publicly and in ways that belittle them. Their strengths are minimized and their progress ignored. Mistin shares her story of how the system took her voice away, but how she turned her story around and found empowerment which led to her founding her voice. If it wasn't for her voice and strength she may not have reunified with her children.
Mistin's story shines a light on what many parents experience in the foster care system. And shares how words of encouragement and support from Case Managers and GALs can shift a parent's mindset. We hope through her story we can shine a light on the importance of listening and getting to know the parents in child welfare. And how letting parents speak their truth can impact reunification.
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