The Ohio Children's Trust Fund is sponsoring a statewide campaign to increase awareness of child abuse and neglect prevention, entitled "Pause for a Child," for April 2013! 

For information about what's going on in your community, see the listings below. If you do not see your county's activities included and would like the OCTF to include your April activities, contact the Ohio Children's Trust Fund at 614-387-5478 or Ohio_Children's_Trust_Fund@jfs.ohio.gov.   

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BOOKMARKS:

Other Prevention materials, click to download:

April Calendar
Bookmark - Blue with fillable Box
Bookmark - Orange with fillable box
Bookmark - Purple with fillable box
Banner - Pinwheels
Banner - Pinwheels fillable
Banner - Pause for a child
Berenstain Bears Coloring Sheets
Pinwheel Coloring Sheet
Statewide Kick Off Event - News Today
Wear Blue

 
Tip Sheets:
A Good Start
Advocate for Your Child in School
Being a Good Dad
Building Confident Kids
Building Trust
Decision Making 101
Discipline
Discipline Strategies For Every Age
Handling Defiant Children
Help Your Child Succeed in School
Helpful Discipline Tips
Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Abuse
Keeping Older Children Safe
Keys to a Healthy Relationship
Kinship Care Foster Care
Leaving Your Child Home Alone
Monitoring Your Child
Never Shake a Baby
Overscheduled
Parenting Can Be Tough
Parenting Together While Living Apart
Parenting Wisely And Well
Personal Safety
Preventing Sexual Abuse
Raising a Child With Special Needs
Raising a Tween
Reading Resources
Reconizing Child Abuse
Relieving Stress Together
Self Care For Busy Parents
Sexual Abuse-Protecting Your Child at School
Soothing Your Baby Cries
Surviving Adolescence
Teach Your Child How to Develop Healthy Relationships
Thriving as a Single Parent
Understanding Technology
What to do if a Child Reports Abuse or Neglect
What Influences Child Abuse and Neglect
You Can Handle Stress
You Can Help Prevent Child Abuse
Your Childs Home Alone Checklist

 
Injury Prevention Fact Sheets:
At Home
At Play
On the Move

Public Service Announcements:
National Child Abuse Month with Cabot Rea - (music) - audio & text
National Child Abuse Month with Cabot Rea - (no music) - audio & text
National Child Abuse Month - (music) - audio & text
National Child Abuse Month - (no music) - audio & text
Michael B. Colbert, ODFJS Director - video & text
 

Pause for a child - video (click on picture below):
 

Resolutions:
Governor's Resolution
House Resolution
Senate Resolution
City Council Resolution
Board of Commissioners Resolution

Local Prevention Month Activities:
Ashland County FCFC - Ring in Spring & Healing from Self-Inflicted Violence
Butler County FCFC - Family Resource Center
Champaign County FCFC - Champaign YMCA Healthy Kids Day
Clermont County FCFC - 12-Month Calendar
Erie County FCFC - Choose Your Partner Carefully Campaign
Guernsey County FCFC - Family Fun Day & Standing Strong As A Parent
Hardin County FCFC - Child Abuse Awareness Poster Contest
Jefferson County FCFC - Child Abuse Prevention Event
Lorain County Child Abuse Prevention Collaborative - Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Conference
Lucas County FCFC - Stewards of Children
Mahoning County FCFC - Safe Sleep in the Valley Campaign
Marion County Children Services - 2013 Pinwheel Play Day & Wear Blue
Ottawa County FCFC - Ottawa County Family Fun Fair
Stark County FCFC - Knowing Yourself To Better Serve Families
Trumbull County FCFC - Safe Sleep in the Valley