Help for children experiencing abuse is discussed, since April is child abuse prevention month. Host Beth Roalstad notes there’s an intersection between families facing multiple barriers or facing homelessness, and child abuse. Stacie Kwitek Russell, executive director of El Paso County’s Department of Human Service discusses the issues with Beth. 

They are joined by El Paso County Public Information Specialist Kristina Iodice. 

LINKS:

DHS helped to create Family Treatment Drug Court: https://www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Custom.cfm?Unit=prbsolcrt&Page_ID=448

El Paso County Department of Human Serviceshttps://humanservices.elpasoco.com/

Additional resources to receive training on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. https://www.peacefulhouseholds.org/

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and the support of the MeadowGrass Music Festival 2022, coming up this Memorial Day weekend. https://rockymountainhighway.org/index.php/information/

 

Homeward Pikes Peak brings you a Place for Everyone with interviews on different dimensions of substance abuse, homelessness, and housing.