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Baldwin City proclaims April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month; Children’s Advocacy Center highlights new trauma services
Summary
The council read a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Bev Turner of the Children’s Advocacy Center said the center launched on-site trauma therapy and will offer a group CBT program for children ages 7–14; the mayor thanked local law enforcement for partnership.
Bev Turner, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center that serves Douglas County, asked the council to recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and outlined recent service expansions.
"April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month when we recognize the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect," Turner said, and described a new on-site trauma therapy program designed to reduce barriers such as cost and transportation. Turner said the center’s expansion includes three licensed therapists providing evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments and that beginning next month the center will add a caregiver‑involved cognitive behavioral group for children ages 7 to 14 exhibiting problematic behaviors.
Mayor Gerald Tulliver read a proclamation declaring April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month for the city of Baldwin City and thanked the center and partners. The proclamation praised the center’s multidisciplinary approach — including law enforcement, the district attorney’s office and mental/medical services — and stressed the community role in prevention.
Turner also thanked the Baldwin City Police Department for ongoing partnership since the center opened in 2021. The mayor and council thanked Turner for the presentation and for local collaboration to support children and families.
