Nebraska Children is the home of Prevent Child Abuse Nebraska (PCAN), our state's chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America. Prevent Child Abuse America is the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. They promote programs and resources informed by science that enable kids, families, and entire communities to thrive—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Pinwheels
In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the pinwheel as the new national symbol for child abuse prevention. What PCA research showed, and what experiences since then have borne out, is that people respond to the pinwheel. It has come to serve as the reminder of the great childhoods we want for all children. Prevent Child Abuse Nebraska promotes pinwheel gardens and other activities throughout the state for Child Abuse Awareness Month each April, as well as other communications efforts throughout the erst of the year.
Bring Up Nebraska
Prevent Child Abuse Nebraska is a partner in the new statewide prevention initiative Bring Up Nebraska. It is a statewide effort that provides a framework for local organizations in local communities to form a collaborative to help prevent problems from becoming a crisis for local families.
Complex issues need collaborative solutions. And with Bring Up Nebraska, we believe local communities are best situated and most motivated to understand their own needs and strengths as they relate to identifying these solutions. In addition, we know getting a family with a problem connected to a local agency can prevent a crisis that results in entry into the child welfare system or other higher systems of care.
