Stand Against Child Abuse Conference
Tuesday September 17, 2024 | Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Tuesday September 17, 2024 | Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Join fellow professionals and experts for a day of presentations and workshops about preventing child abuse and working with victims.
McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center holds the Stand Against Child Abuse Conference every fall. This conference is intended for school personnel, prosecutors, law enforcement, probation officers, child protective/child welfare personnel, mental health professionals, medical providers and other professionals working with children. Select workshops have CEU & CME Credits available.
2024 Stand Against Child Abuse Conference will be on Tuesday, September 17th at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown – registration open now!
Erin Merryn is an internationally recognized speaker inspiring millions for the past 13 years. She is a voice for the voiceless. Her mission is to show others you can overcome all the obstacles life brings you and achieve anything you set your mind to, as long as you believe in yourself. In 2008 Erin began a journey to get a law mandating children be taught personal body safety in schools.
She successfully passed Erin’s Law in her home state of Illinois in 2013. She has made it her mission to get Erin’s Law passed in all 50 states. As of January 2017 Erin’s Law has been passed in 28 states. Her message describes a journey of resilience, inspiration, forgiveness, and determination.
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