Council on Child Abuse

COCA 2023-2024 Annual Report Available Now

This past year, the Council on Child Abuse (COCA) continued to respond to the ever growing and evolving needs of students, parents and educators. We provided safety presentations to more than 34,000 children in 1,135 classrooms at 102 schools.

COCA

The Council on Child Abuse

The Council on Child Abuse (COCA) provides educational and public awareness programs to prevent and stop abuse and bullying where children live, learn and play.

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Our programs focuses on a variety of child abuse and bully prevention programs while also supporting area schools’ ability to comply with Ohio House Bill 19.

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Tips for staying safe online

Due to COVID-19, children and adults are spending more time than ever online, often unsupervised. Find out how you can keep your family safe.

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What We Do

Our School-Based Personal Safety program focuses on a variety of child abuse and bully prevention programs while also supporting area schools’ ability to comply with Ohio House Bill 19. Students learn abuse prevention and personal safety strategies and have opportunities to disclose current or previous abuse, bullying and related problems. We also help schools develop policies related to child abuse and bullying and provide consultation services upon request. To date, over 300,000 children have been served, more than 5,000 school personnel have been trained and over 4,500 parents have attended workshops to learn about their role and responsibilities in preventing abusive behaviors.

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We Depend On You

We depend upon the generous support of individuals like you to aid in our prevention efforts.

Our staff, trustees and volunteers stay committed to our prevention efforts because they see the effectiveness of COCA’s programs and the impact it is having on our children and families in Cincinnati. Your generous support – whatever the amount – will be greatly appreciated. By working together we can create safer environments for children. For more information or to make your donation by phone, please call the COCA office at 513-684-7976.

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Testimonials

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Thank you so much for today. My child at Mason Elementary School came home very happy with valuable information. I was thinking of talking to him about these issues and I was preparing a speech, but you made it a lot easier. He was very excited and I was so thrilled! Thanks again.

Mason Elementary School Parent

This is such a great program that ALL students should hear. Students need to be aware of how they can protect themselves. Thanks for this very needed program!

1st Grade Teacher, C.O. Harrison Elementary

This is such a great program that ALL students should hear. Students need to be aware of how they can protect themselves. Thanks for this very needed program!

1st Grade Teacher, C.O. Harrison Elementary