Show Clinical director speaks about prevention of child abuse Marian Eckley Contributing Writer RAVIS Baer clinical director director director TRAVIS tor of the Family Support Center spoke at about causes and prevention of child abuse He said its it's not about good or bad parenting parent parent- with the ing any ing any parent right conditions might abuse a child He also feels that emotional ab abuse se accompanies accompanies accompanies t. all other forms of abuse The four types of abuse include include include in in- clude neglect emotional physical and sexual abuse It Itis Itis Itis is estimated that one out of every ten families is involved in sexual a abuse use and one out of four women will experience experience experience ex ex- some form of molestation molestation molestation moles moles- tation before adulthood Last year in Utah there were reported child abuse cases were actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac proven to be abuse 1846 of those were sexual abuse with requiring hospitalization 13 permanently permanently permanently per per- injured and 12 deaths The Family Support Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter offers a crisis nursery and parenting classes A parent can take their children to the crisis nursery if they feel the urge to strike or somehow harm them The children must be under ten years of age and they will generally keep the children for 24 hours Parenting is the most stressful of any job according according according accord accord- ing to Baer The parenting classes teach parents how to understand their children discipline children and how to talk to their children Classes Classes Classes Clas Clas- ses cost 35 per couple or Individual individual individual in in- and the classes will willbe willbe willbe be ten weeks long starting Jan 1 Day and evening classes classes classes clas clas- ses are arc available To report suspected child abuse contact local police or social services If enough circumstantial circumstantial circumstantial cir- cir evidence is provided they will investigate the report There are arc two Family Support Support Support Sup Sup- port Centers in Salt Lake one in Sugarhouse at 2020 South SouthLake SouthLake SouthLake Lake and one in Midvale at 75 West Center Street |