Steuben County Prevention Month Picnic
2026-04-19 14:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Steuben County Prevention Month Picnic
This event is hosted by the Steuben County Prevent Child Abuse Council
The Steuben County Prevent Child Abuse Council invite all families to join us for a fun filled afternoon to celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month!
There will be food trucks, activities, and resources from multiple service organizations!
📅 Date: April 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00PM
📍 Location: Selman Timber Frame Pavilion at Commons Park, Circle Hill Cemetery Rd, Angola, IN 46703
📝 Registration: Registration & Event Details
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Holly Tetzloff, htetzloff@irisfamily.org, (260) 421-5093

Superhero Walk of Grant County
2026-04-19 16:30
Superhero Walk of Grant County
This event is hosted by the Grant County Prevent Child Abuse Council

Walk and meet with local Superheroes law enforcement and first responders. Meet our other community partners and stop by and trunk or treat and learn what resources they have to offer in our community. All this while donning your favorite superhero outfit or you can get a cape will be provided!

📅 Date: April 19, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30PM
📍 Location: Matter Park, N River Rd &, N Quarry Rd, Marion, IN 46952
📝 Registration: None required, community partners interested in participating can email grantcountypca@gmail.com
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: grantcountypca@gmail.com

National Home Visiting Week
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24
National Home Visiting Week
This event is promoted by Prevent Child Abuse America.
Celebrate the dedication of home visitors and the impact of evidence-based home visiting in communities.
📅 Date: April 20-24, 2026

Celebration in the Park of Franklin County
2026-04-20 16:30
Celebration in the Park of Franklin County
This event is hosted by the Franklin County Prevent Child Abuse Council
This free family friendly event aims to explore the story walk trail, play games, enjoy shaved ice, and gather family resources.

📅 Date: April 20, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30PM
📍 Location: Brookville Town Park, CXGV+GW, 900 Mill St, Brookville, IN 47012
📝 Registration: For further details on how to get involved contact Jenny McCarrell
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Jenny McCarrell, jmccarrell@fireflyin.org

Touch a Truck of Wayne County
2026-04-21 16:00
Touch a Truck of Wayne County
This event is hosted by the Wayne County Prevent Child Abuse Council
Come touch a truck & explore family resources and giveaways in the Safety Village. Free pizza while supplies last!

📅 Date: April 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00PM
📍 Location: Safety Village of Wayne County, 700 NW 13th St, Richmond, IN 47374
📝 Registration: For further details on how to get involved contact Jenny McCarrell
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Jenny McCarrell, jmccarrell@fireflyin.org

Child Exploitation 101 Training
2026-04-23 14:00
Child Exploitation 101 Training
This event is hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
This interactive, prevention-focused training is designed for community members, professionals, and nonprofit organizations who work with children, youth, and families. The session centers on building awareness, dispelling common myths, and strengthening participants’ ability to recognize, prevent, and respond to child exploitation within their communities.
Through scenario-based discussions, real-world examples, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential human trafficking concepts, including:

Types of human trafficking, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children

The prevalence of trafficking and how it occurs in both urban and rural communities

Who is most vulnerable to trafficking, how individuals are recruited, and why leaving can be difficult

Common myths and misconceptions that often prevent identification and reporting

Recognizing warning signs and indicators across various settings

Appropriate response strategies, reporting options, and local/national resources

This training emphasizes awareness, prevention, and informed response rather than fear-based messaging. Participants will gain practical tools to better identify risk factors, engage in trauma-informed conversations, and understand their role in prevention and reporting.
Participants will leave with clear, actionable knowledge and resources that can be applied immediately in professional, volunteer, and community-based roles.
📅 Date: April 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, a outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📝 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

Family Fun Night of Henry County
2026-04-23 17:00
Family Fun Night of Henry County
This event is hosted by the Henry County Prevent Child Abuse Council
Join us at the YMCA for a resource fair, Storybook trail, & giveaways!

📅 Date: April 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00PM
📍 Location: Henry County YMCA, 300 Wittenbraker Ave., New Castle, IN 47362
📝 Registration: For further details on how to get involved contact Jenny McCarrell
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Jenny McCarrell, jmccarrell@fireflyin.org

Stress Management Education of Vanderburgh, Gibson & Warrick County
2026-04-23 18:00
Stress Management Education of Vanderburgh, Gibson & Warrick County
This event is hosted by the Vanderburgh, Gibson & Warrick County Prevent Child Abuse Council
Join us for an educational opportunity regarding how to manage stress while parenting.

📅 Date: April 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00PM
📍 Location: 750 N. Park Dr Evansville, IN 47712
📝 Registration: Registration & Event Details
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Donna Grant, dgrant@hollyshouse.org

IUN Annual Forum on Child Abuse and Neglect
2026-04-24 09:00
IUN Annual Forum on Child Abuse and Neglect
This event is sponsored by the Lake County Prevent Child Abuse Council
The Annual Forum on Child Abuse and Neglect has been taking place at IU Northwest since 1991. The forum is a daylong event featuring speakers and workshops on child abuse and neglect topics. This year’s keynote will be Gaelin Elmore. Gaelin brings lived experience as someone who navigated the foster care system as a child and who now advocates for belonging being the focus in every interaction. This forum also provides CEU opportunities for social workers.
📅 Date: April 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00AM
📍 Location: IU Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
📝 Registration: Registration & Event Details
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Dr. Richard Hug, iunforum@gmail.com

Cass County Family Fun Skating Event
2026-04-24 17:00
Cass County Family Fun Skating Event
This event is sponsored by the Cass County Prevent Child Abuse Council
Join the Cass County Council for a family skate event.
📅 Date: April 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00PM
📍 Location: 2100 Royal Center Pike, Logansport, IN 46947
📝 Registration: None
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Heidi Blake, hblake@fireflyin.org

Pinwheel Festival of Harrison County
2026-04-25 11:00
Pinwheel Festival of Harrison County
This event is hosted by the Harrison County Prevent Child Abuse Council
The Pinwheel Festival invites all the local agencies to bring their resources and materials as well as fun games and prizes to promote child wellness and family engagement.
📅 Date: April 25, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00AM
📍 Location: 213 E Chestnut St Corydon, IN 47117
📝 Registration: Registration & Event Details
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Danielle McMillin, dmcmillin@brsinc.org, 812-364-1142

Day of Giving
2026-04-28
Day of Giving
This event is promoted by Prevent Child Abuse America.
Every donation fuels the programs and policeis that strengthen families and help them thrive.
📅 Date: April 28, 2026

Stewards of Children Training
2026-04-28 09:00
Stewards of Children Training
This event is hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
Darkness to Light’s flagship training, Stewards of Children®, teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® is one of the only award-winning, evidence-informed, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention trainings in the United States proven to increase knowledge and change behavior.
Training Features

Delivered in a trauma-informed way by instructors and facilitators who have been rigorously trained

Features powerful videos paired with robust facilitated discussion

Teaches three foundational empowerment skills:

Making choices that protect children

Taking risks to minimize danger to children

Supporting each other

Highlights The 5 Steps to Protecting Children™ and how to apply them to better protect children from child sexual abuse

📅 Date: April 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00AM-12PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, a outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📝 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Child Exploitation 101 Training
2026-04-28 14:00
Child Exploitation 101 Training
This event is hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
This interactive, prevention-focused training is designed for community members, professionals, and nonprofit organizations who work with children, youth, and families. The session centers on building awareness, dispelling common myths, and strengthening participants’ ability to recognize, prevent, and respond to child exploitation within their communities.
Through scenario-based discussions, real-world examples, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential human trafficking concepts, including:

Types of human trafficking, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children

The prevalence of trafficking and how it occurs in both urban and rural communities

Who is most vulnerable to trafficking, how individuals are recruited, and why leaving can be difficult

Common myths and misconceptions that often prevent identification and reporting

Recognizing warning signs and indicators across various settings

Appropriate response strategies, reporting options, and local/national resources

This training emphasizes awareness, prevention, and informed response rather than fear-based messaging. Participants will gain practical tools to better identify risk factors, engage in trauma-informed conversations, and understand their role in prevention and reporting.
Participants will leave with clear, actionable knowledge and resources that can be applied immediately in professional, volunteer, and community-based roles.
📅 Date: April 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, a outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📝 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

Prevent Child Abuse Luncheon of Grant County
2026-04-29 08:00
Prevent Child Abuse Luncheon of Grant County
This event is hosted by the Grant County Prevent Child Abuse Council

Keynote speaker As the Permanency Director of ACCT (a non-profit providing legal advocacy for foster youth in Mid-Missouri), Albert Grieve is a survivor, author, and national speaker. He is a licensed attorney who practices primarily as a Guardian ad Litem, advocating for children in the court system. From 2018 to 2020, Albert Grieve was the Legal Aspects Trainer for the Children’s Division of Missouri’s Department of Social Services (DSS). Albert also served as a Rainbow House Child Advocacy Center Board Member. Before his work at the Children’s Division, Albert was a litigation attorney for the Division of Legal Services, DSS. Albert was a commissioned law enforcement officer with the Jefferson City Police Department for approximately four years before attending St. Louis University School of Law. Having grown up in an abusive home, Albert is an incredible success story of perseverance and resilience.
This will be followed by our annual appreciation luncheon.

📅 Date: April 29, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00AM
📍 Location: Ivy Tech Community College, 261 Commerce Dr., Marion, IN 46953
📝 Registration: Registration & Event Details
💲 Cost: $20
📞 Event Contact: Brooke Sands, grantcountypca@gmail.com

Primary Prevention Training in Indianapolis
2026-04-30 10:30
Primary Prevention Training in Indianapolis
This event is sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
This event is co-sponsored with the DELTA Ahead project of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Join us for a training on primary prevention and partner with local prevention experts from across the state.
📅 Date: April 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30AM
📍 Location: The Villages of Indiana, 3833 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208
📝 Registration: For more information email Kelci
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Kelci Fox, kfox@villages.org

Wabash County Arcade Day
2026-05-02 11:00
Wabash County Arcade Day
This event is sponsored by Wabash County Community Partners and DCS.
Join DCS and Firefly for family fun arcade time and interactive games such as laser tag.
📅 Date: May 2, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00AM
📍 Location: 122 Hale Dr, Wabash, IN 46992
📝 Registration: None
💲 Cost: Free
📞 Event Contact: Heidi Blake, hblake@fireflyin.org

Water Safety
2026-05-05 15:00 - 16:30
Water Safety
This interactive, prevention-focused Water Safety training is designed for professionals and caregivers who support infants and young children. The session centers on real-world water-related risks and provides participants with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to help prevent drowning and water-related injuries across home, school, and community settings.
Through scenario-based discussions, visual simulations, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential water safety concepts, including:

Drowning risk factors and common misconceptions

Active supervision and shared-responsibility challenges

Developmentally appropriate water safety education for infants, toddlers, and young children

Pool, bath, open water, and community water environment considerations

The role of swim lessons, barriers, and layered protection strategies

This training emphasizes awareness, preparation, and prevention over fear-based messaging, helping adults recognize how quickly water-related incidents can occur and how small, intentional actions can significantly reduce risk. Participants will gain clear, actionable strategies, communication tools, and resources that can be applied immediately in both professional and caregiving roles.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partner

📆Date: May 5, 2026
⏰Time: 3:00PM-4:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

Water Safety
2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:30
Water Safety
This interactive, prevention-focused Water Safety training is designed for professionals and caregivers who support infants and young children. The session centers on real-world water-related risks and provides participants with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to help prevent drowning and water-related injuries across home, school, and community settings.
Through scenario-based discussions, visual simulations, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential water safety concepts, including:

Drowning risk factors and common misconceptions

Active supervision and shared-responsibility challenges

Developmentally appropriate water safety education for infants, toddlers, and young children

Pool, bath, open water, and community water environment considerations

The role of swim lessons, barriers, and layered protection strategies

This training emphasizes awareness, preparation, and prevention over fear-based messaging, helping adults recognize how quickly water-related incidents can occur and how small, intentional actions can significantly reduce risk. Participants will gain clear, actionable strategies, communication tools, and resources that can be applied immediately in both professional and caregiving roles.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partner

📆Date: May 6, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:30
NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
This training is provided through partnership with The National Center for Missing and Exploited children. This interactive virtual or in-person training focuses on educating adults on the potential risks of internet use for children. Through guided conversation, videos, and activities, the training educates participants on social media and internet use for youth, the potential risks that youth face when accessing the internet, and ways for adults to have conversations with youth about being safe.
Internet safety is a prevention focused training, and provides participants the tools to have informed conversations with youth about using the internet and ways to protect themselves, including who to trust, what personal information to share, how to identify safe sites to use, and what to do if something harmful occurs. The training also equips participants on how to handle disclosures from youth of unsafe internet use, and next steps to addressing harm that has occurred.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Parents

Social services staff

📆Date: May 7, 2026
⏰Time: 10:00AM-11:30AM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
2026-05-08 12:00 - 13:30
NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
This training is provided through partnership with The National Center for Missing and Exploited children. This interactive virtual or in-person training focuses on educating adults on the potential risks of internet use for children. Through guided conversation, videos, and activities, the training educates participants on social media and internet use for youth, the potential risks that youth face when accessing the internet, and ways for adults to have conversations with youth about being safe.
Internet safety is a prevention focused training, and provides participants the tools to have informed conversations with youth about using the internet and ways to protect themselves, including who to trust, what personal information to share, how to identify safe sites to use, and what to do if something harmful occurs. The training also equips participants on how to handle disclosures from youth of unsafe internet use, and next steps to addressing harm that has occurred.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Parents

Social services staff

📆Date: May 8, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Child Abuse 101 Training
2026-05-11 11:00 - 12:30
Child Abuse 101 Training
CA 101 is a part of a two-session series focused on the identification and prevention of child abuse. It serves as an introductory session to educate audiences on the definitions and four primary types of maltreatment, as well as the signs and indicators of each type of maltreatment displayed by children and abusers.
With a primary focus in prevention, the session will overview reporting responsibilities, responding appropriately to youth disclosures of abuse, and ideas for preventing child abuse in local communities.
Through interactive questions/polls and guided discussion, the audience will explore these topics. After completing CA 101, audiences will be encouraged to register for Child Abuse 102: Impact of Violence on Children, an optional intermediate course focused on the long-term impact that maltreatment and abuse have on children.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Social services staff

📆Date: May 11, 2026
⏰Time: 11:00AM-12:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Child Abuse 102: Impact of Violence on Children Training
2026-05-13 13:00 - 14:30
Child Abuse 102: Impact of Violence on Children Training
CA 102 is the second part of a two-session series focused on the prevention of child abuse. It serves as an intermediate level approach to child abuse, with a focus on the impact that observing or being a victim of violence can have on children.
The session will discuss the many impacts that abuse have on children by their age group. It will discuss the behavioral signs and other indicators that a child has experienced violence, and introduce protective factors and other ways to support children exposed to violence.
Through interactive polls, questions, and guided discussions, the audience will explore the topics of reporting responsibilities, responsibly responding to disclosures, and prevention ideas for local communities.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Social services staff

📆Date: May 13, 2026
⏰Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Child Exploitation 101 Training
2026-05-13 13:30 - 15:00
Child Exploitation 101 Training
This interactive, prevention-focused training is designed for community members, professionals, and nonprofit organizations who work with children, youth, and families. The session centers on building awareness, dispelling common myths, and strengthening participants’ ability to recognize, prevent, and respond to child exploitation within their communities.
Through scenario-based discussions, real-world examples, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential human trafficking concepts, including:

Types of human trafficking, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children

The prevalence of trafficking and how it occurs in both urban and rural communities

Who is most vulnerable to trafficking, how individuals are recruited, and why leaving can be difficult

Common myths and misconceptions that often prevent identification and reporting

Recognizing warning signs and indicators across various settings

Appropriate response strategies, reporting options, and local/national resources

This training emphasizes awareness, prevention, and informed response rather than fear-based messaging. Participants will gain practical tools to better identify risk factors, engage in trauma-informed conversations, and understand their role in prevention and reporting.
Participants will leave with clear, actionable knowledge and resources that can be applied immediately in professional, volunteer, and community-based roles.
This training is ideal for:

Community members and caregivers

Educators and youth-serving professionals

Nonprofit and social service providers

Faith-based and community organizations

Program leaders and administrators

📆Date: May 13, 2026
⏰Time: 1:30PM-3:00PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
2026-05-14 14:00 - 15:30
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
This QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training equips participants with practical tools to recognize the warning signs of suicide and respond effectively. Like CPR for physical health emergencies, QPR prepares individuals to act as “gatekeepers” who can identify someone in crisis, start a supportive conversation, and connect them with appropriate help. This training incorporates the 2026 core Gatekeeper updates, which have been carefully reviewed and aligned with current research and best practices in suicide prevention. The curriculum also includes teaching notes tailored to specific populations, ensuring the material is relevant, equitable, and responsive to the community’s participants. These updates build upon the core QPR model while integrating real-world insights and feedback from the field. Participants will learn how to recognize common warning signs and risk factors, ask direct questions about suicide, offer support and encouragement, and refer individuals to appropriate professional resources. The training emphasizes early intervention and compassionate response while maintaining fidelity to QPR Institute standards.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and school staff

Health care professionals

Social service providers

Community leaders and volunteers

Parents and caregivers

Anyone interested in learning how to support someone who may be in crisis

📆Date: May 14, 2026
⏰Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
2026-05-19 09:00 - 10:30
NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
This training is provided through partnership with The National Center for Missing and Exploited children. This interactive virtual or in-person training focuses on educating adults on the potential risks of internet use for children. Through guided conversation, videos, and activities, the training educates participants on social media and internet use for youth, the potential risks that youth face when accessing the internet, and ways for adults to have conversations with youth about being safe.
Internet safety is a prevention focused training, and provides participants the tools to have informed conversations with youth about using the internet and ways to protect themselves, including who to trust, what personal information to share, how to identify safe sites to use, and what to do if something harmful occurs. The training also equips participants on how to handle disclosures from youth of unsafe internet use, and next steps to addressing harm that has occurred.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Parents

Social services staff

📆Date: May 19, 2026
⏰Time: 9:00AM-10:30AM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Water Safety
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:30
Water Safety
This interactive, prevention-focused Water Safety training is designed for professionals and caregivers who support infants and young children. The session centers on real-world water-related risks and provides participants with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to help prevent drowning and water-related injuries across home, school, and community settings.
Through scenario-based discussions, visual simulations, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential water safety concepts, including:

Drowning risk factors and common misconceptions

Active supervision and shared-responsibility challenges

Developmentally appropriate water safety education for infants, toddlers, and young children

Pool, bath, open water, and community water environment considerations

The role of swim lessons, barriers, and layered protection strategies

This training emphasizes awareness, preparation, and prevention over fear-based messaging, helping adults recognize how quickly water-related incidents can occur and how small, intentional actions can significantly reduce risk. Participants will gain clear, actionable strategies, communication tools, and resources that can be applied immediately in both professional and caregiving roles.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partner

📆Date: May 20, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
2026-05-20 15:00 - 16:30
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
This QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training equips participants with practical tools to recognize the warning signs of suicide and respond effectively. Like CPR for physical health emergencies, QPR prepares individuals to act as “gatekeepers” who can identify someone in crisis, start a supportive conversation, and connect them with appropriate help. This training incorporates the 2026 core Gatekeeper updates, which have been carefully reviewed and aligned with current research and best practices in suicide prevention. The curriculum also includes teaching notes tailored to specific populations, ensuring the material is relevant, equitable, and responsive to the community’s participants. These updates build upon the core QPR model while integrating real-world insights and feedback from the field. Participants will learn how to recognize common warning signs and risk factors, ask direct questions about suicide, offer support and encouragement, and refer individuals to appropriate professional resources. The training emphasizes early intervention and compassionate response while maintaining fidelity to QPR Institute standards.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and school staff

Health care professionals

Social service providers

Community leaders and volunteers

Parents and caregivers

Anyone interested in learning how to support someone who may be in crisis

📆Date: May 20, 2026
⏰Time: 3:00PM-4:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org

NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
2026-05-21 15:30 - 17:00
NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
This training is provided through partnership with The National Center for Missing and Exploited children. This interactive virtual or in-person training focuses on educating adults on the potential risks of internet use for children. Through guided conversation, videos, and activities, the training educates participants on social media and internet use for youth, the potential risks that youth face when accessing the internet, and ways for adults to have conversations with youth about being safe.
Internet safety is a prevention focused training, and provides participants the tools to have informed conversations with youth about using the internet and ways to protect themselves, including who to trust, what personal information to share, how to identify safe sites to use, and what to do if something harmful occurs. The training also equips participants on how to handle disclosures from youth of unsafe internet use, and next steps to addressing harm that has occurred.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Parents

Social services staff

📆Date: May 21, 2026
⏰Time: 3:30PM-5:00PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Stewards of Children
2026-05-26 12:00 - 15:00
Stewards of Children
Darkness to Light’s flagship training, Stewards of Children®, teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® is one of the only award-winning, evidence-informed, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention trainings in the United States proven to increase knowledge and change behavior.
Training Features

Delivered in a trauma-informed way by instructors and facilitators who have been rigorously trained

Features powerful videos paired with robust facilitated discussion

Teaches three foundational empowerment skills:

Making choices that protect children

Taking risks to minimize danger to children

Supporting each other

Highlights The 5 Steps to Protecting Children™ and how to apply them to better protect children from child sexual abuse

This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partners

Youth work professionals

📆Date: May 26, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00PM-3:00PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org
