SAVE THE DATE! The 48th Annual Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect will be in-person on Nov. 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, KS. The conference focuses on education, networking, recognition and addressing key issues regarding child abuse and neglect. More conference details coming soon.
Registration for the 2024 Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect opens Aug. 19. Stay tuned for more details!
The Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect is no longer accepting proposals for the 2024 conference.
Over 40 years ago, child abuse prevention leaders in Kansas established Prevent Child Abuse Kansas (PCAK) as it is known today and held the first state conference on child abuse prevention. In the early 1970s, the Family Life Achievement Center in Chicago decided to focus on the prevention of child abuse and formed a fifty-state, nonprofit organization known as Prevent Child Abuse America today. Kansas was chosen as the first chapter location in 1976 and the first-ever Governor’s Conference was held in the fall later that year. KCSL became the Prevent Child Abuse of Kansas chapter in 1993, thus overseeing the Governor’s Conference since. The Governor’s Conference ensures professionals working with children have proper training in the field of child abuse and neglect.