Missouri Children's Trust Fund

Cass County CAN to Host Training

The Cass County Child Abuse Neglect Council is sponsoring a workshop on The Link Between Animal Abuse and Other Forms of Family Violence presented by internationally acclaimed lecturer, author and humane educator Philip S. Arkow, Director, The Link, American Humane Association. The event will take place Monday, September 14, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12 noon at the Community Center, 2400 Jefferson Parkway in Harrisonville. Registration is $15 per person if received by September 1 and $20 thereafter.  POST credits for Law Enforcement and MoBar MCLE are available. For more information contact Mary at (816)380-8431.  [Print Registration Form - pdf]

Staves Reappointed to Board

Governor Jay Nixon has reappointed Regina Staves, Ph.D., Kansas City, to the Children's Trust Fund (CTF) Board of Directors.  Dr. Staves is an assistant professor and director of graduate psychology at Avila University.  She is also a psychologist in private practice, specializing in attachment, anxiety, psychological trauma, family systems, abuse and neglect, childhood behavior problems and ethics.  Dr. Staves currently serves as CTF Board Chair, a position she has held since October 2007.  Her second term will end July 2012.
 
The CTF Board comprises twenty-one members, thirteen of whom are public members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, two members from the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, and two from the Missouri Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem.  Four other public members are appointed by the Governor that do not require the advice and consent of the Senate. Public members may serve up to two consecutive 3-year terms.

[Original Release - August 12, 2009]

CTF Podcast: Strengthening Families

In this podcast Carla Snodgrass discusses the Strengthening Families Model including the importance of five protective factors that support both children and parents and can help build healthy, resilient families.  Carla is the Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee and serves as a parent education trainer throughout the United States. She recently presented at the Children’s Trust Fund Conference – “A Generation of Prevention”. 

Listen/Download - 07/31/09 (MP3)