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The board of directors of Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey and its nonprofit subsidiary Child Wellness Institute is pleased to announce that Gina Hernandez will succeed Rush L. Russell as its next executive director beginning on April 5, 2021. Board President Robert Rotondi stated, “Gina has been a key member of our team in various roles since 2005. We are confident her many talents, collaborative and engaging management style, and wide-ranging experience will benefit children and families throughout New Jersey. Our board and employees look forward to continuing to work with Gina to build a brighter future for children.

“Prevention happens in partnership, and our robust nationwide state chapter network resides at the heart of our work to ensure that all children and families get what they need to succeed,” explained PCA America President & CEO Dr. Melissa Merrick. This high-quality trauma-informed tool will be customizable to the needs of schools and other youth-serving organizations, addressing human trafficking prevention through interactive, engaging trainings that provide professionals, community members and youth concrete strategies to interrupt the recruitment of youth into trafficking. ” The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF), the Ohio chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, will utilize its grant to expand the Father’s Feelings study into Southeast Ohio, which combines short questionnaires into casual conversations about new dads’ experiences and in-person visits designed to improve caretaking strengths and parent-child relationships. Our success is founded on a nationwide network of state chapters and nearly 600 Healthy Families America home visiting sites, which directly provide parents and caregivers a wide variety of services and resources that help children grow up to be productive, contributing members of their communities and society.

Join us Monday, March 22, at 1:00-2:30 PM CT, to be among the first to hear new recommendations on reframing childhood adversity from the FrameWorks Institute. While Americans agree that child abuse and neglect is unacceptable and are more likely than ever to consider child development an important policy issue, it can be difficult to build the public understanding and political will we need to effectively prevent, identify, and address childhood adversity. Understanding the need for fresh, powerful framing strategies, Prevent Child Abuse America and the newly merged Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and Council on Accreditation asked the FrameWorks Institute to update framing recommendations that have served our field well since 2004. Since joining FrameWorks in 2012, Dr. Sweetland has led reframing initiatives on issues like human services, health equity, and two-generation approaches to family well-being.

The Family Tree, the Maryland chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, announced that its executive director, Patricia K. Cronin, LCSW-C, is retiring on June 30, 2021. Cronin’s decision to retire from the nonprofit is the culmination of a remarkable 21 years of service to the organization and Maryland’s children. With our deepest gratitude for Pat’s leadership and vision, The Family Tree board, staff, and partners recognize the positive impact Pat has made for hundreds of thousands of children and families in Maryland. Serving beyond our state, Pat is valued nationally for her expertise and dedication to building strong families and providing effective strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect.