Maltreatment and Abuse

1. CEC Policy on the Prevention of and Response to Maltreatment
2. Key Resources for the Safety and Well Being of Children w/ Exceptionalities

O.U.R. Children Project

• Hands & Voices Observe, Understand & Respond Web page
• Hands & Voices O.U.R. Children’s Safety Network Expands
• Bright Spots

IFSP/IEP Resources

These documents are designed to inform and support parents and professionals as they work to incorporate both safety and success into children’s IFSP, IEP and/or 504 plans. 

• Safety Motion, Knowledge & Action Document (04/08/18)
  
• The O.U.R. Children Project: IFSP & IEP Safety Checklist (03/22/16)
• Silence is NOT an Option: A Parent Driven Plan to Keep Our Children Safe at Home and at School
• Silence is NOT an Option Safety Attachment

Presentations

• Presentations

Resources

• Abuse & Neglect: Information & Resources
• Bullying: Information & Resources
  • National Deaf Children’s Society
    
  • Bullying: Advice for Parents of Deaf Children
• ChildHelp.org
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• DescribedVideo and Caption Media download iStream captioned videos for classrooms
• Resolution on the Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities (2016) by the American Psychological Association
• “Silence is NOT an Option” documents
• U.S. Department of Education: Doc #2004-09 – Educator Sexual Misconduct: A synthesis of Existing Literature
• VOOK Club Chresta Brinkman, Chair – August 8, 2018

Kidpower

• Personal Safety Issues and Developmental Stages
  
  • Birth to Three
    
  • Preschool 3-5 years
  • Elementary 5 to 11 years
    
  • Middle School 11-14 years
    
  • High School and Transition 14-22 years

Evolving List of Related Children’s Literature books

Children’s Literature Prevention Understanding and Healing from Maltreatment