{"id":10381,"date":"2022-04-12T08:54:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/?p=10381"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:05:16","slug":"central-canal-turns-blue-for-child-abuse-prevention-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/cnh\/resources\/news-library\/central-canal-turns-blue-for-child-abuse-prevention-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Canal turns blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nBrian Heinemann<br \/>\nDepartment of Child Services<br \/>\nCell: <a href=\"tel:13174732416\">317-473-2416<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:brian.heinemann@dcs.in.gov\">brian.heinemann@dcs.in.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Central Canal turns blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month<\/h3>\n<p><strong>INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Peggy Surbey, Regional Manager of Marion County Department of Child Services, Tina Cloer, president\/CEO of Children\u2019s Bureau + Families First, and Marlin Jackson, prevention partner and former Indianapolis Colts cornerback, honored Child Abuse Prevention Month by dyeing the Indiana Central Canal blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a passion for the work we do in Marion County regarding child abuse prevention,\u201d Surbey stated. \u201cI fully believe every child deserves a carefree and happy upbringing, free from abuse and neglect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the canal turning blue, DCS and Children\u2019s Bureau + Families First hope that community members are reminded to report suspected child maltreatment as well work toward elevating the children and families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing we can do is advocate for families by providing professional support and the identification of resources to promote family well-being,\u201d Cloer said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and resources on preventing child abuse and neglect, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dcs\/prevention\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the event can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dcs\/contact-us\/child-abuse-and-neglect-hotline\/child-abuse-prevention-month-media-toolkit\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Indiana DCS:<\/strong>\u00a0The Indiana Department of Child Services engages with families and collaborates with state, local and community partners to protect children from abuse and neglect and to provide child support services. Indiana Child Abuse\/Neglect Hotline: 800.800.5556. Child Support Customer Service Kidsline: 800.840.8757 or 317.233.5437. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dcs\">www.in.gov\/dcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Children\u2019s Bureau and Families First (CB+FF):<\/strong>\u00a0CB+FF merged in 2021. Combining our resources and expertise allows us to better serve the community by offering a more holistic approach to child abuse prevention, family preservation, youth placement, and recovery services. A new name will be announced on April 21, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/cnh\/\">www.fireflyin.org<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Brian Heinemann Department of Child Services Cell: 317-473-2416 Email: brian.heinemann@dcs.in.gov Central Canal turns blue for Child Abuse Prevention Month INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2022)\u00a0\u2013 Peggy Surbey, Regional Manager of Marion County Department of Child Services, Tina Cloer, president\/CEO of Children\u2019s Bureau + Families First, and Marlin Jackson, prevention partner and former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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