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Former U.S. Rep. Robert E. “Bud” Cramer Comes to KSU for Child Abuse Prevention Event
ATLANTA (November 8, 2013) — Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia is pleased to announce that former U.S. Rep. Robert E. “Bud” Cramer, of Alabama, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse event on Nov. 21.
Cramer, who served 18 years as a United States legislator, founded the National Children’s Advocacy Center in 1985 while a district attorney in Huntsville, Ala. The center adopted a multidisciplinary team approach to preventing and treating child abuse. Bringing law enforcement, child protective services, mental health workers and others together proved innovative and effective. The center received recognition from around the nation and world.
“We are so thankful that Mr. Cramer will be our lunchtime keynote speaker,” said Andrew Agatston, who serves on the management team of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia. “His visionary approach for protecting abused and neglected children led to the first children's advocacy center in 1985. Today there are more than 900 CACs across the country, including 42 here in Georgia.”
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The former congressman will speak at 12 p.m. during the Nov. 21 event, which is being held at Kennesaw State University. He joins a host of other exemplary professionals who will present, including Sheryl McCullom, director of the Cold Case Institute; Michael V. Johnson, youth protection director at Boy Scouts of America; and FBI Special Agent Joseph Fonseca, who is in charge of investigating crimes against children. In addition, the morning keynote speaker is Chong Kim, a survivor of human trafficking who recounts her harrowing story in Broken Silence.
To register for the event, read more about the day’s workshops and learn more about our presenters, visit http://ccpe.kennesaw.edu/worldday/. You also may connect with Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @CACGA.
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About Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia (CACGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and growing a network of 42 Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) across Georgia. When children and their families arrive at a CAC, they find a team of caring professionals who are committed to helping children through the trauma of abuse. Last year, more than 12,000 children received services at a Georgia CAC. Children’s Advocacy Centers combine the wisdom and professional knowledge of law enforcement, DFCS, prosecution, and medical and mental health to ensure an effective response system is in place that is sensitive to the needs of children.
About World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse
The Women’s World Summit Foundation launched World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse in 2000. It is a day to be commemorated each year in conjunction with the anniversary of Universal Children’s Day held on November 20. In 2011, World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse was expanded to include a 19-day campaign to increase awareness and activities to end violence against children and youth.