Child Abuse: Stop it Before it Starts!
Have you ever hit your child? Have you ever felt that you were on the verge of losing control, or have you been pushed over the brink and been sorry later? Where is the line between discipline and child abuse? More than three million children are physically abused each year, and the bulk of that abuse comes from their parents. But there are things parents can do to recognize and prevent potential child abuse. Join host Dr. Winnie King for a compelling exposé of child abuse in America and the steps that can be taken to prevent it. Rarely seen before on television, we talk with a former child abuser and learn what she did to stop the cycle of abuse in her life. Meet some of the nation's leading experts in child abuse, and find out how to prevent child abuse before a parent loses control!
Guests:
Jackie Ramirez - Parent Leader, Parents Anonymous
Francisca Ramirez - Jackie's Daughter
Kasey Ramirez - Jackie's Daughter
Sidney Johnson III - President & CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America Former Executive Director, American Public Human Services Association
Former Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth
Former Member, National Commission on Children
Christopher Greeley, MD - Pediatrician, Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN;
Medical Director, Child Abuse and Neglect Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center;
Medical Director, Newborn Nursery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center;
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine;
Chair, Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Tennessee Chapter of The American Academy of Pediatrics
Lisa White, CSW - Program Director, South Bronx Healthy Families-Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, NY;
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Dennise Gonzalez - Participant, Home Visit Program
Nahila Ayeva - Case Worker
Resources:
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Contact: Sandra Brinn, Deputy Commissioner: Public Affairs,
518-402-3130
Contact: Joy Griffith, Program Coordinator:
518-474-3166
Home Visit Programs
Healthy Families America (HFA)
Phone: 312-663-3520
http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/South Bronx Healthy Families - Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Department of OB/Gyn
1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suite 5H
Bronx, New York 10457
Contact: Lisa White, 718-960-2084
Parents' Support Groups
Circle of Parents
Phone: 312-663-3520
http://www.circleofparents.org/Parents Anonymous
Phone: 909-621-6184
http://www.parentsanonymous.org/
Childrens' Support Groups
ChildHelp USA
Phone: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
http://www.childhelpusa.org/Child Welfare League of America
Phone: 202-638-2952
http://www.cwla.org/
General Information
Prevent Child Abuse America
Phone: 1-800-CHILDREN
Phone: 312-663-3520
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
