Circles of Safety: Understanding the Role of Healthy Sexual Development
Circles of Safety: Understanding the Role of Healthy Sexual Development has identified, refined and shared effective ways for individuals, families and communities to act to prevent child sexual abuse before children are harmed - and to get help for everyone involved.
Date: Monday April 13, 2026 from 1:00pm-3:00pm EST
Trainer: Tiffany Sawyer, Director of Prevention, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Connections Matter Georgia
The Connections Matter Georgia initiative is a collaboration between the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and Prevent Child Abuse Georgia focused on effectively educating communities about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resiliency.
Date: Thursday April 16, 2026 from 9:00am- 12:00pm EST
Trainer: Fatima Ceesay, Family Advocate, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy &
Keisha Miller, Program Manager, Project Intersect, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Courage to Care: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Youth Serving Organization Edition
Courage to Care has identified, refined and shared effective ways for individuals, families and communities to act to prevent child sexual abuse before children are harmed - and to get help for everyone involved.
Date: Thursday April 9, 2026 from
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Courage to Care: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Parents & Caregivers Edition
Courage to Care has identified, refined and shared effective ways for individuals, families and communities to act to prevent child sexual abuse before children are harmed - and to get help for everyone involved.
Date: Tuesday April 14, 2026 from 6:00pm- 8:00pm EST
Trainer: Tiffany Sawyer, Director of Prevention, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences
HOPE (Healthy Outcomes of Positive Experiences) is an interactive workshop that covers the research behind Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and their mitigating effects on ACEs and the Four Building Blocks of HOPE.
Date: Thursday April 30, 2026 from 1:00pm- 2:30pm EST
Trainer: Nikki Berger, LPC, Prevention Program Manager, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Human Trafficking: Preventing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and human trafficking and increase knowledge of community resources available to victims. Participants will also understand the trauma, abuse and victimization associated with commercial exploitation of children and become familiar with the warning signs that trafficking victims may display.
Date: Thursday April 2, 2026 from 11:00am- 1:00pm EST
Trainer: Krista Gonce, MA, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy &
Jennifer Hossler, MSW, Project Director, Project Intersect, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Human Trafficking & the Medical Community:
Preventing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and human trafficking and increase knowledge of community resources available to victims. Participants will also understand the trauma, abuse and victimization associated with commercial exploitation of children and become familiar with the warning signs that trafficking victims may display.
This training is particularly focused on ways the medical community can identify and respond to signs of commercial Sexual exploitation of children.
Date: Monday April 27, 2026 from 10:00am- 12:00pm EST
Trainer: Krista Gonce, MA, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy &
Nikki Berger, LPC, Prevention Program Manager, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Internet Safety
Child sexual abuse is an all-too-common, widespread issue. Many victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation live at home and attend school. These children interact with family, educators, youth-serving organizations, professionals, and the community. Therefore, awareness and prevention education are essential to protecting them. Because young people use digital technologies for everyday activities, this presentation will explain why internet safety matters, the risks associated with internet usage and how to teach them to protect themselves while online.
Date: Monday, April 6, 2026 from 10:00am- 11:00am EST
Trainer: Starr Davis, Speaker/ Author/ Non-profit Leader, the Starr Institute, Inc.
Leaps & Bounds:
Understanding & Supporting Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior
This workshop will provide general information including definitions, statistics, continuum of sexual behavior, key risk and protective factors, important myths vs facts, and current research.
Date: Monday April 20, 2026 from TIME
Trainer: Joanie Lewis, MSW, PSB Program Coordinator/ Psychotherapist, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Love146: Human Trafficking 101 for Parents & Caregivers
In this guided presentation, participants will learn about the vulnerabilities youth experience and how they connect to grooming tactics. We will discuss realistic steps caregivers can take to identify and respond to suspected exploitation. There will also be practical applications for assisting youth in developing safety plans.
Participants will develop a basic understanding of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and vulnerabilities.
Participants will learn about safety planning with youth and the resources available to support youth.
Date: Tuesday April 21, 10:00am- 12:00pm EST
Trainer: Lea Bennett Fantom, MS, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Mandated Reporter
The in-depth facilitator-led Mandated Reporting training by Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Georgia gives participants the ability to recognize, react, and report child maltreatment, along with a scenario practice.
Date: Thursday April 23, 2026 from 1:00pm- 3:00pm EST
Trainer: Lea Bennett Fantom, MS, Regional Prevention Coordinator, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Raising Resilient Families
Resilience is often thought of as the ability to bounce back from a tough time. In this training we’re going to look at resilience as bouncing forward. Parents frequently model resilience for their children. Our actions – no matter how small – can have a big impact on our children and ultimately, on our communities. This training will discuss our responses to stress, the impacts stress can have, and ways we can promote positive childhood experiences and create resilience through connection.
Date: Tuesday April 28, 2026 from 5:00pm- 7:00pm EST
Trainer: Keisha Miller, Program Manager, Project Intersect, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy &
Fatima Ceesay, Family Advocate, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Strengthening Families Workshop
Learn to apply the five Protective Factors in your everyday work. Explore Strengthening Families Georgia's efforts to embed the factors into family-serving agencies and organizations.
Date: Tuesday April 7, 2026 from 10:00am- 12:00pm EST
Trainer: Nikki Berger, LPC, Prevention Program Manager, Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
