Erase the hate Stop Child Abuse December Contest: Child Abuse prevention

BACKGROUND:

Hello! Erase the Hate Stop Child Abuse is a group to affect change and instill awareness against Child Abuse. It is our hopes that through this group we can help stop Child Abuse by getting the word out and letting people know that it is their duty to aid a child in need.


If you are interested in becoming a member please visit the following link to fill out an application.

http://allpoetry.com/group/info/Erase%20the%20Hate%20Stop%20Child%20Abuse?stay=1

We are also hosting our sister group's contest Erase the Hate if you would like to enter that one as well here is the link to it

Erase the Hate December contest: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2380134

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CRITERIA:

Preventing or stopping child abuse
Reducing the incidence of child abuse is a matter of education and intervention — and you can help with both.

Education
In terms of education, you can support organizations and programs that work with the public to encourage and teach good parenting skills and provide help for parents at risk of abusing their children. Such programs include

hotlines
parent education programs
emergency shelters
in-home services
family resource centers
parent support groups
mental health services
You can also teach your children how to deal with bullies and how to identify, fend off, and report attempts at sexual abuse. And you can learn how to monitor your children’s Internet use for signs of potential sexual abuse.

Intervention
In addition to reporting suspected child abuse when you learn about it, you can intervene effectively if you encounter a parent or caregiver abusing or about to abuse a child by striking the child or screaming at the child: it’s a matter of offering on-the-spot help rather than scolding or threatening to call authorities. If you yourself are overwhelmed by childcare responsibilities, frustrated by a baby who won’t stop crying, or in danger of harming your children, you can reach out for help. Pick up the phone and call someone who can help, even if it’s someone — like the voice at the end of a hotline — you don’t know.

All the topics mentioned in this section are addressed in websites listed below. Use the links to find out more about child abuse and how you can help prevent it from happening.

http://www.savethechildren.org/get-involved/advocacy/index.html?WT.mc_id=x_gg_advocacy_txt_1&WT.srch=1

http://www.childadvocates.org/

http://www.nationalcasa.org/about_us/index.html

Research these links, write a poem about child abuse prevention, warning signs. Ways to help children get ouf of abusive situations and trust adults to turn to.





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RULES:

1. No erotica or adult only type poems.
This contest is for all ages - so those who are under the age of 18 years and those who prefer to not view adult poetry need to be able to read the entries also.

2. No foul language.

3. No sTiCkY cApS or chat lingo

4. One entry per person -

5. Entries must be 20 - 40 lines or less.


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Please make sure to check back from time to time after you submit your entry. There may be a notice of corrections or editing that may need to be done. It would be a shame if you are disqualified because you didn't do this.


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Before submitting your poem, please ask yourself the following:

• Does this meet closely with the requirements of the contest?

• Did you go over the poem and check for any grammatical or typographical errors?

• If you were judging, would you be able to see how this would or would NOT win placement?