Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc.

This project provides a reuseable, grocery style bag filled with vital parenting information on such topics as infant development, post partum recovery, nutrition, shaken baby syndrome, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, car seat safety, home safety, water safety and sibling issues. These information filled bags contain no commercial products and are offerd at no cost to new parents at local hospitals following the birth of a child.  Approximately 8,000 bags are distributed annually.  This program is also responsible for the distribution of the Kit for New Parents.  This kit, produced by California's First Five program, is distributed to over 10,000 parents of children under 5 years of age. The kit contains DVD information for parents on topics such as infant and child development, nutrition, discipline, sibling issues, home safety and family communication.  The kits are distributed, free of charge, to prospective parents through health care providers.

This program provides two services. First, it provides, at no cost, Mandated Reporter training for Mandated Reporters, such as teachers, medical professionals, day care providers, and police officers, including vital information on recognizing suspected child abuse and neglect and how to make a report to authorities. Secondly, the program provides, at no cost, trained volunteer educators for community or professional groups to help them learn the issues surrounding child maltreatment.

This program is the publication of the , a comprehensive guide to community services in Contra Costa County.

Speak up be Safe is a child safety and awareness curriculum teaching kids about child abuse prevention, bullying prevention and sexual harassment prevention with local Lamorinda school districts targeted at elementary and middle school students.