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CityViewNC.com | 59 identify child sexual abuse and how to report it," said Humphries, who has been with the Child Advocacy Center for the past five years. When businesses, groups and organ- izations complete the structured Stew- ards of Children curriculum, which is either two sessions of 1.25 hours or one session of 2.5 hours, they receive a bright green Partner in Prevention seal to place in a visible area of their organi- zation. "It represents to the community that the organization displaying the seal takes the protection of children serious- ly and is committed to keeping children safe from abuse," said Humphries. At first, the CAC trained mostly childcare centers, but word spread quickly and now there are more than 50 organizations and businesses in Fay- etteville with a Partner in Prevention seal. "Not all of the businesses and or- ganizations with the seal deal directly with children, but even so, they will undoubtedly come into contact with children at some point in their lives and they, too, will be better educated and equipped on how to react, respond and report child abuse in addition to learn- ing how to better protect children from abuse," said Humphries. Brown & Associates Investment Ser- vices was one of the first businesses - that does not serve children - to receive the training. "We chose to complete the Stewards of Children training and be- come a Partner in Prevention with the Child Advocacy Center because although we are not professionally a child-serving organization, we wanted to inform and educate ourselves on how to protect our own children and other children in our community. Adults should take every opportunity to absorb all information possible to prevent and protect children from becoming victims. Our Partner in Prevention seal shows our clients and other businesses that our staff puts chil- dren first," said Karen B. Tisdale, Regis- tered Representative/Partner, Brown & Associates Investment Services. Ways to Get Involved Volunteer handlers bring therapy dogs to the center when children are scheduled to give forensic interviews. D2L.org/Statistics Infographic ©2013 Darkness to Light e gentle and friendly dogs are a fix- ture in the waiting room, and Fayette- ville's CAC is the only center in North Carolina to utilize them. "Research shows that therapy dogs ease anxiety of children and their families," said Hum- phries. Currently, the center has dedi- cated large-breed volunteers, but would welcome smaller breeds, as well, as some children are leery of the larger dogs. For full product and safety information, including possible mild side effects, see Ultherapy.com/IFU. © 2013 Ultherapy is a registered trademark of Ulthera Inc. 1002221A Mary B. Kansora, MD, FACS 910-323-2002 2139 Valleygate Drive www.valleyeyeclinic.net Lift, Fill and Finish Ultherapy – ONLY FDA approved device for lifting and tightening brow, face and neck – non-invasive, no downtime Botox and Xeomin – Treatment of frown lines and wrinkles Juvederm, Radiesse and Belotero – Dermal fillers for moderate to severe wrinkles Neocutis – A pharmaceutical grade topical skincare regimen that repairs tissue and promotes collagen growth Aesthetic Visions AT VALLEY EYE CLINIC PLLC Fellows of the American College of Surgeons American Board of Ophthalmology Certified SEE THE BEAUTY OF SOUND ™

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