Child Abuse Awareness Training Offered

The DeKalb County Police Department is inviting the public to participate in upcoming child abuse awareness training, according to a statement by spokeswoman Mekka Parish.

The Department is partnering with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy to host the class in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. 

The aim of the free three hour course is to educate community members how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

The training is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., 1950 West Exchange Place in Tucker. Peer Auditorium, 2nd Floor.

Participants must register prior to the training at prevention@gacfca.org or by phone (678) 904-2880 x 205.

The mission of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy is to champion the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration.

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy was established as a private, non-profit agency in 1987. These services are provided at no cost to children who reside in or were abused in DeKalb or Fulton County. The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy’s role throughout the criminal investigation is to focus on the child’s needs, rather than focusing on the crime itself.