Chresta Brinkman

Hands & Voices Unilateral Hearing Loss Ambassador
Parent of a Child with Microtia/Atresia
Home Office in Colorado

Trust your “gut” regarding a student/child that you think may be experiencing trauma/maltreatment and ever hesitate to call 1-800-4-A-CHILD. This will help to gain clarity on how to proceed with concerns. A reporter’s responsibility is convey vs. prove concerns for the safety of a child. For additional guidance and resources search for the child advocacy center in your state.
You likely know at least one individual who has experienced maltreatment as it is more common than some realize.
Though uncomfortable, broaching the topic of abuse/neglect can have a tremendous impact on the life of a child. A possible conversation starter could be to share your concern for children with disabilities as they are maltreated at a rate 3-4 times greater than their nondisabled peers. This awareness alone can have great reach.

Hands & Vices O.U.R. Children Project monthly calls & recordings To be added to the calls, please contact Sara Kennedy at sara@handsandvoices or go to https://www.handsandvoices.org/resources/OUR/index.htm to register
Ted Talks and podcasts on topics related to maltreatment, bullying and trauma informed care as well as following respected professionals on their social media pages and blogs
Ongoing searches for children’s literature and resources for professionals on the topics of maltreatment, bullying and trauma informed care in addition to other relavant books

Prevention of maltreatment – particularly regarding children with disabilities
Children’s literature re. maltreatment, bullying and trauma informed care
Deepening understanding of best practice in trauma informed care and support for those who have experienced child abuse/neglect
Increasing awareness and resources for digital citizenship, cyber safely and addressing and preventing cyber bullying

Posted: 11 December, 2023

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