Council seeks input on abuse prevention initiative

SUSSEX COUNTY - The Sussex County Safe Kids Council is seeking involvement of interested community members for its child abuse prevention initiative. The program currently has three subcommittees to develop prevention strategies for children in the county. The committees are “Keep Kids Safe,” “Community Resource Networking” and “Developing a Prevention Message.” The Keep Kids Safe committee is designing a public awareness campaign, which will encourage businesses, corporations, and individuals to pledge to stop child abuse and neglect, as well as to intervene or take appropriate action when they observe situations that may be putting a child at risk for abuse or neglect. The Community Resource Networking committee is compiling a complete list of community resources available to assist and strengthen families and enhance their support systems. This committee will also develop a community outreach program to publicize these resources. The Developing a Prevention Message committee is developing a public information campaign. The committee will design prevention messages for diverse community members, prepare training agendas, train community members to give presentations, and develop media messages related to child abuse prevention strategies. For information, call 973-538-2679 or visit on line at www.sussexunitedway.org.