EveryChild- Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center

07/13/2026

Staying informed is one of the best ways to help protect ourselves and those we care about. Take time to learn the warning signs of online exploitation and abuse, and share prevention tips with your family and friends.

Together, we can build safer online communities through awareness, education, and open conversations.

We are proud to collaborate with U.S. Homeland Security’s Know2Protect initiative in helping empower individuals with the tools and knowledge to stay safe online.

07/10/2026

07/09/2026

Please Join Us in Celebrating Our Forensic Interviewers This Week: Leslie and Carmen!

In case you don't know, forensic interviews play a critical role in protecting children and supporting investigations. At our Child Protection Center:
🔹 Interviews dramatically reduce the potential need for multiple child interviews.
🔹 Forensic Interviewers are specially trained to gather information from children in a neutral, developmentally appropriate, fact-finding manner.
🔹 Interviews are recorded and observed by law enforcement and Health and Human Services Child Protection Workers.
🔹 Information gathered during these interviews may be used in the prosecution of an alleged offender.

Meet Our Forensic Interviewers
💙 Leslie is our full-time Forensic Interviewer and has been with the MVCPC for more than one year.
💙 Carmen, our Director, also conducts forensic interviews and has been with the MVCPC for more than two years.

Thank you, Leslie and Carmen, for your dedication, compassion, and commitment to serving children and families in our community. Your work makes a difference every day.

🎉 Happy National Forensic Interviewer Week! 🎉

To learn more about our Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center, please visit
https://www.foreverychild.org/child-protection-center

07/07/2026

Last week, MVCPC Director Carmen Galvin attended the National Children's Alliance Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., alongside the Iowa Chapter of Children's Advocacy Center's Director, CAC staff from across the state, and our MDT partner from the Tipton Police Department. We are grateful for opportunities to learn, collaborate, and strengthen services for the children and families we serve. 💙

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

Helping young people protect their privacy online can start with a few simple conversations.

During National Internet Safety Month, parents and trusted adults can help kids and teens build healthy by encouraging three key actions:

📍 Turn off location sharing services
🔒 Set social media and gaming accounts to private
👥 Remove strangers from friends lists

Small changes can make a big difference in protecting personal information and giving young people more control over who can see their content and contact them online.

Check out the Top 10 Tips2Protect for Parents and Trusted Adults at: https://bit.ly/4wX8bAI