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If you are a member of the media and would like to learn more about Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, contact the Children's Hospital and Health System Public Relations Department at (414) 266-5420. Children's Service Society staff are available to participate in interviews about a wide variety of topics including pediatric mental health, prevention of child abuse, parenting tips and foster care.

Preventing child sexual abuse is adults' job
Participation in sports, camps and music lessons is important and healthy for a child. Unfortunately, organizations sometimes inadvertently can provide an opportunity for a pedophile to molest children. The sexual abuse of a child is a parent's worst nightmare. It seems as though we hear about reports of abuse in the news every day. Parents don't like to talk about it, but studies show that they think about it a lot.

Children's Hospital and Health System launches innovative campaign to fight child abuse and neglect
On an average day in Wisconsin, 23 children are confirmed to be abused or neglected. Because Children's Hospital and Health System believes abuse is preventable, the organization is launching a community-wide campaign to raise money and awareness to fund prevention and intervention programs across Wisconsin. Safe at Home, Be an Advocate for Kids is a way for everyday people to stop the hand of abuse.

Pilot funds awarded to prevent child sexual abuse
Awareness to Action, a statewide initiative focused on the prevention of child sexual abuse, awarded The Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Appleton, Wis., and The Parenting Network, Milwaukee, funding to implement a community-wide pilot program that raises awareness about child sexual abuse.

Mother to many
She gave birth to two; the rest came into the home she built with her husband, John, for weeks, sometimes years, as foster children. The Sundees have been foster parents for 27 years, most of that time as treatment foster parents, caring for kids who have physical, emotional or cognitive disabilities as well as problems at home.

Classes give parents help in raising children
Have you ever heard someone say, "My parents never had parenting classes, and I turned out just fine"? Loving a child comes naturally to most parents, but everyone faces challenges during the course of a child's life. There will be times when your sweet baby will not sleep, your 2-year-old has his or her first tantrum, or your teen will not get up for school. It's times like these when parenting classes may be beneficial.

WUWM's Lake Effect
Cathy Swessel is the director of foster care and adoption services for Children's Service Society of Wisconsin. May is designated National Foster Care Month by the National Foster Care Coalition. Swessel tells Stephanie Lecci of WUWM's Lake Effect just what the needs are in Milwaukee for foster parents. 

Wisconsin Public Television's "In Wisconsin"  
features a couple who adopted a brother and sister just in time for the holidays. 

National Adoption Day, part of November's National Adoption Month, raises awareness for the importance of finding permanent, loving homes for children.

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin is the states largest private, not-for-profit provider of child welfare services. Learn more about the programs and services of Children's Service Society.

Abandoned baby finds safe haven in warm embrace of new family. Stephanie Weiler introduced her son by saying, "This is soon-to-be James." She and her husband, Ben, then walked into a courtroom at Milwaukee's Children's Court Center and legally adopted the smiley baby.

For a complete listing of all press releases and news stories, visit CHW.org.