Wexford/Missaukee Child Protection Coucil

Wexford/Missaukee Child Protection Coucil Our goal is to prevent child abuse and neglect in Wexford and Missaukee counties.

According to the most recent Kids Count Data for Wexford/Missaukee counties, there were 226 confirmed victims of child abuse and/or neglect in children ages 0-17.

06/05/2012

For the first few months of a baby’s life, home is where he or she spends the most time. Your baby will be crawling, teething and discovering new things every day.

05/21/2012

If you are going boating this summer check out this guide from the U.S. Coast Guard > How to choose the right life jacket > http://bit.ly/opvy3k

05/15/2012

Did you know: Annually, more than 10,000 children are taken to a hospital emergency room for food-choking injuries and one child dies every five days in the U.S. from choking on food!

05/11/2012

Steve Yager, Deputy Director for Children's Services at the Michigan Department of Human Services appears on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss the foster care sy...

04/30/2012

According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is one of the leading causes of injury and death among all children in the United States. For minorities, drowning is a more frequent hazard. CDC estimates that between 2000 and 2007 the fatal unintentional drowning rate for African Americans across all ages was 1.3 times greater than their Caucasian counterparts; for American Indians and Alaskan Natives the rate was 1.7 times greater. The fatal drowning rate of African American children ages 5 to 14 is 3.1 times that of Caucasian children in the same age range. For American Indian and Alaskan Native children, the fatal drowning rate is 2.3 times higher than for Caucasian children.

04/25/2012

Schools have the responsibility of keeping our children safe during the school day and parents have the right to be a partner in that effort. Parent A...

04/18/2012

Safety Tips > Since 1998, more than 500 children across the U.S. have died as a result of hyperthermia (also known as heat stroke). For every child who dies after being left alone in a hot car, hundreds more are near misses - those rescued before a fatality. Together we can reduce the number of deaths and near misses by remembering to ACT.

04/06/2012

Ten Ways to Help Prevent Child Abuse

1. Be a nurturing parent.
Children need to know that they are special, loved and capable of following their dreams.

2. Help a friend, neighbor or relative.
Being a parent isn’t easy. Offer a helping hand take care of the children, so the
parent(s) can rest or spend time together.

3. Help yourself.
When the big and little problems of your everyday life pile up to the point you feel
overwhelmed and out of control – take time out. Don’t take it out on your kid.

4. If your baby cries…
It can be frustrating to hear your baby cry. Learn what to do if your baby won’t stop
crying. Never shake a baby – shaking a child may result in severe injury or death.

5. Get involved.
Ask your community leaders, clergy, library and schools to develop services to meet the
needs of healthy children and families.

6. Help to develop parenting resources at your local library.

7. Promote programs in school.
Teaching children, parents and teachers prevention strategies can help to keep children
safe.

8. Monitor your child’s television and video viewing.
Watching violent films and TV programs can harm young children.

9. Volunteer at a local child abuse prevention program.
For information about volunteer opportunities, call 1.800.CHILDREN.

10. Report suspected abuse or neglect.
If you have reason to believe a child has been or may be harmed, call your local
department of children and family services or you local police department.

04/06/2012

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month!

03/23/2012

I've signed up for Star Power, have you?

The Star Power website is now up and running! Visit the website at http://starpower.greatstartforkids.org to download this photo and see other tools available for Star Power 2012!

03/12/2012

March is Parenting Awareness Month! The Child Protection Council sponsored a drawing contest for area 1st grade students. The topic was "Make Makes a Good Parent?"
We had 8 area classrooms participate. We picked top winners from each classroom and their pictures are being displayed in downtown Cadillac stores during the month of March. Support our council and go check them out!

02/09/2012

Anchor for Safety: TV and Furniture Tip-Over-Related Deaths and Injuries Not Slowing Down: A child is killed once every two weeks, tens of thousands are injured every year.

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