Suffolk Community College holds conference on child abuse, how to protect children
At the first-ever CPS conference, Beers spoke of her visits prior from CPS to a room full of law enforcement, advocates, DSS workers and more who are collaborating on how to improve the CPS system.
Share:
More Stories
1:34
Police: Woman dies in Christmas Eve stabbing in Massapequa
11m ago1:55
Exclusive: Video shows Mastic Beach woman race across ice to save man who fell into frigid water
12m ago0:24
Police: Woman injured in New Hyde Park hit-and-run crash
13m ago1:25
Officials: 3 firefighters injured; multiple residents displaced by Jericho condo fire
1h ago1:20
4-year-old found alone in Wantagh on Christmas night, reunited with family
4h ago2:10
Rounds of rain to end 2024; temps set to jump
4h ago1:34
Police: Woman dies in Christmas Eve stabbing in Massapequa
11m ago1:55
Exclusive: Video shows Mastic Beach woman race across ice to save man who fell into frigid water
12m ago0:24
Police: Woman injured in New Hyde Park hit-and-run crash
13m ago1:25
Officials: 3 firefighters injured; multiple residents displaced by Jericho condo fire
1h ago1:20
4-year-old found alone in Wantagh on Christmas night, reunited with family
4h ago2:10
Rounds of rain to end 2024; temps set to jump
4h agoChild abuse and how to better protect the children was the focus of a conference at Suffolk Community College.
Keynote speaker Katie Beers was profoundly neglected and abused as a child before her kidnapping at the age of 9 in 1992. During that time, she was locked in an underground dungeon for 17 days.
At the first-ever CPS conference, Beers spoke of her visits prior from CPS to a room full of law enforcement, advocates, DSS workers and more who are collaborating on how to improve the CPS system.
Friday’s conference is one of the ideas that’s stems from an 80-page report from a grand jury in Suffolk County following the death of Thomas Valva.
A group convened to fix many of the CPS issues and implement changes including the symposium, blind removal, pushes for pay raises and sharing of ideas.
Beers said it is definitely very important to alter education, to find new ways to educate anyone who deals with children whether it be educators, teachers, lawyers or therapists.
More from News 12
1:34
Police: Woman dies in Christmas Eve stabbing in Massapequa
0:24
Police: Woman injured in New Hyde Park hit-and-run crash
0:22
Police: 3 suspects wanted for dine and dash incident at Sayville restaurant
0:17
Police: Suspect wanted for stealing $500 hair accessory from Riverhead Target
0:46
Gabby Petito’s father to create TV series focusing on missing people
1:35
