April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Rainbow Project recognized National Child Abuse Prevention Month this past April. This year, we hosted a virtual Learning Series that featured Mental Health Professionals speaking on the effects of child abuse and how to prevent it.
April Learning Series Presentations
Stakeholder Forum Kickoff
Hear from Sharyl Kato (Executive Director and Child & Family Therapist at the Rainbow Project), Carola Gaines (Rainbow Board President and Community Liaison Manager, Quartz BadgerCare Plus) and Ian Carroll (Rainbow Board Secretary and Risk & Resilience Twin Research Lab)
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Percy Brown, Jr.
Director of Equity and Student Achievement for the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Senior Outreach Specialist for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at UW-Madison, Adjunct Instructor for Edgewood College
Building the Beloved Community: How One School District is Addressing Racial Disparities and Discrimination in Education
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Learn more about Percy Brown here.
Dr. Ryan Herringa
M.D., Ph.D.
Intergenerational Trauma, Brain Development, and Mental Health in Youth
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Learn more about Ryan Herringa here.
Fabiola Hamdan
Immigration Affairs Supervisor, Dane County Department of Human Services, MSSW
Celia Huerta
Bilingual Child, Adult & Family Therapist, LPC
A Protective-Factors Approach in Working with Latino Populations
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Learn more about Fabiola Hamdan here.
Check out our April Challenge!
We posted a challenge every day in April for families to take part in, both as a way to raise awareness of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and to have some fun together. Take a look at the challenges we’ve posted! Photo credits listed below.
Photo Credits
Day 1 / Día 1 / Photo by Divazus Fabric Store (Unsplash)
Day 2 / Día 2 / Photo by Kimberly Farmer (Unsplash)
Day 3 / Día 3 / Photo by Tamanna Rumee (Unsplash)
Day 4 / Día 4 / Photo by Will Francis (Unsplash)
Day 5 / Día 5 / Photo by Bruno Nascimento (Unsplash)
Day 6 / Día 6 / Photo by Joshua Hoehne (Unsplash)
Day 7 / Día 7 / Photo by Andrew Dunstan (Unsplash)
Day 8 / Día 8 / Photo by the Rainbow Project
Day 9 / Día 9 / Photo by Catalin Paterau (Unsplash)
Day 10 / Día 10 / Photo by Edward Cisneros (Unsplash)
Day 11 / Día 11 / Photo by Natalie (Unsplash)
Day 12 / Día 12 / Photo by Pablo Merchán Montes (Unsplash)
Day 13 / Día 13 / Photo by Sydney Rae (Unsplash)
Day 14 / Día 14 / Photo by Annie Spratt (Unsplash)
Day 16 / Día 16 / Photo by Jonny Gios (Unsplash)
Day 17 / Día 17 / Photo by Nathan Dumlao (Unsplash)
Day 18 / Día 18 / Photo by Sharon McCutcheon (Unsplash)
Day 19 / Día 19 / Photo by Ella Olsson (Unsplash)
Day 20 / Día 20 / Photo by Alejo Reinoso (Unsplash)
Day 21 / Día 21 / Photo by Sai De Silva (Unsplash)
Day 22 / Día 22 / Photo by David Clode (Unsplash)
Day 23 / Día 23 / Photo by Markus Winkler (Unsplash)
Day 24 / Día 24 / Photo by Alex Munsell (Unsplash)
Day 25 / Día 25 / Photo by Atoms (Unsplash)
Day 27 / Día 27 / Photo by Magdalena Smolnicka (Unsplash)
Day 28 / Día 28 / Photo by the Rainbow Project
Day 29 / Día 29 / Photo by the Rainbow Project
Day 30 / Día 30 / Photo by Samantha Fernandes (Unsplash)