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SBCC to hold event about child abuse

Santa Barbara County Child Abuse Prevention Council and City College’s Early Childhood Education Department are sponsoring the Child Abuse Prevention Academy, a free event, March 11.

The event will be held in the Administration Building—Room A-160, which will hold just under 100 participants.

Registration is required. To register, email [email protected] or call 805-346-7105 no later than March 9.

The program is ideal for students pursing Early Childhood Development, education, health sciences (Nursing, EMT), public service (Administration of Justice) or any mandated reporting position. Community members interested are welcomed too.

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The event will cover California child abuse and neglect reporting laws, child Welfare, the impact violence has on a child’s development, and preventative factors for child abuse and neglect.

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