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The O.U.R. Children’s Safety Project

Observing, Understanding, and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect for children who are deaf and hard of hearing are the main areas of focus for a project being jointly undertaken by Dr. Harold Johnson at Michigan State University and Hands & Voices. We continue our efforts to increase parent and professional education in keeping our children safe from child abuse and neglect.  We are challenging one another to spread the word about this important topic.  Parent Guides from CO Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side are available to support families and provide resources if there is concern.

Contact: janet@handsandvoices.org

We don’t like to think about it, but our kids who are deaf or hard of hearing are at a higher risk for both abuse and neglect. Like any children, they are at risk. As children who might not always be able to communicate easily and fluently, or understand the nuances of conversation with neighbors, caregivers, or strangers, they are at an even higher risk of being victims of someone, somewhere...If we can stop that cycle with even one child, one family... our efforts are more than worthwhile. 

Do you want to join in this effort? Join the Wiki site: An active, growing body of knowledge on this topic. We’ll figure out how to raise this conversation among parents. 

With your help, we’ll keep our kids safe and help future kids stay safe.

How do we learn to Observe, Understand and Respond?   Join the community of learners at http://deafed-childabuse-neglect-col.wiki.educ.msu.edu

Resources that can help!

Local Assistance

Every county in every state in the United States has a child protective services agency.  The names may vary, but they are responsible for dealing with child abuse and neglect.  Check your local yellow pages or call one of the organizations below for assistance.

For more articles on this topic visto the O.U.R. page on our site.

Organizations

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