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THE Office of the Prime Minister, Gender and Child Affairs Division hosted a training session for caregivers in state homes on April 17 in commemoration of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The virtual session titled Protecting Our Future: Strengthening Caregiver Skills to Prevent and Respond to Child Abuse, equipped around 200 caregivers with the necessary tools to support and protect vulnerable children, as well as self-care strategies they could use to maintain their own emotional and physical balance.

Experts in child protection, mental health, and health and wellness facilitated the training which covered topics including trauma-informed care by psychologist Sanjeev Bahadursingh, conflict resolution and positive discipline strategies by Leah Paddier Harvey of Gender and Child Affairs, and practical self-care strategies for caregivers by founder of the Health Advocate Club Gillian Stafford.