The Child Abuse Prevention Service (CAPS) is proud to announce it has entered into a partnership agreement with Childhood Domestic Violence Australia (CDVA), a movement and campaign to raise awareness and give a voice to children experiencing childhood domestic violence (CDV) and adult survivors of CDV.
By joining forces, CAPS and CDVA will work closely together to raise national awareness of childhood domestic violence. CAPS will incorporate and educate communities about the insidious impact of CDV in its existing range of evidence based frontline prevention programs and all work going forward. CAPS and CDVA know these issues are inextricably linked and education is needed to keep our children safe from harm in the future.
CAPS CEO, Tracy McLeod Howe, said “As the oldest child abuse prevention organisation in Australia, we are painfully aware of the prevalence of childhood domestic violence and how it can resonate through later life. CAPS and CDVA joining forces means that this awful problem and the links between child maltreatment and CDV will be given the national attention it has long deserved”.
CDVA Co-Founder, Lula Dembele, said “I’m proud to be working with CAPS, to deliver better outcomes for kids and provide a voice for people who have experienced the trauma of childhood domestic violence”.
About CAPS
Established in 1973, the Child Abuse Prevention Service (CAPS) is the oldest child abuse prevention organisation in Australia. We are a non-government, non-religious charitable organisation that works with vulnerable children and people across Australia to prevent child maltreatment in all its forms, including emotional, physical and sexual abuse. We provide evidence-based educational programs that build well-being, emotional resiliency and create the strong family environments needed to ensure that children are safe, supported, and loved. Our staff are experienced educational psychologists that are well-equipped to deliver programs designed to increase protective behaviours in children and forever break the cycle of abuse.
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