August 19, 2011

PreventConnect Reading Club: News Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse

Join other PreventConnect prevention practitioners throughout the country in the August PreventConnect Reading Club to examine "Case by Case: News Coverage of Child Sexual Abuse," published by the Berkeley Studies Media Group with support from the Ms. Foundation for Women. This report demonstrates that child sexual abuse is underreported and that media coverage does not describe the social context of child sexual abuse. The report includes recommendations for journalists on ways to improve coverage of child sexual abuse as well as recommendations for advocates to help push for policies that will institute prevention.

Registration is limited to 40 people per session. The article will be disseminated upon registration.

Mon., Aug. 29, 2011

This sixty-minute (60 min) session will start at
11 AM Pacific Standard
(2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Central, Noon Mountain, 10 AM Alaska, 8 AM Hawai'i).

	What is a Reading Club? People involved in prevention rarely have an opportunity to discuss the impact of emerging research about this work. PreventConnect Reading Clubs meetings provide a way for people to meet online and have such discussions. These small, one-hour meetings occur on an open phone line, with the web conference used as a common way to view the reading and other materials. Compatibility: The iLinc web conference software used by Prevent Connect is compatible with both Microsoft® Windows® and Apple® Macintosh® computers. Click here for detailed system requirements.
Announcements
Emily May	PreventConnect web conference: Diversifying Leadership — Building the Voice and Vision to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence Are you seeing the same faces at every meeting? Could your collaborative use an influx of inspiration? Does your leadership team really reflect your community? Join an insightful discussion with Hollaback's Emily May and Jeff Matsushita from the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence as we discuss how to incorporate the voice and vision of the diverse communities we serve. Participants will learn new strategies to diversify leadership and how these strategies strengthen efforts to prevent sexual and domestic violence. Be ready to join the discussion by sharing ideas or posing questions to our guests via live phone and text chat. Register>>

PreventConnect is a national project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) and is sponsored by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The views and information provided in our activities do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Government, the CDC or CALCASA.

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