Barn Raising Dinner Event

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Click here to volunteer to serve at the Bridle Ridge Barn Raising event on June 22nd.

Click here >> Community Treatment, Inc. (COMTREA) to access the site on Facebook. 

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The Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri invites you to celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Month 2013!

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Our goal is to increase community awareness of child abuse issues and engage businesses and individuals in the prevention of child abuse. Prevention of child abuse and neglect is a focus on actions that protect children right from the start so that child abuse and neglect never occur.

In celebration of this month, the CAC is selling t-shirts to help raise community awareness. The shirts are navy blue and have “Child Abuse Prevention” with a handprint within a handprint on the front (on the left side of the shirt) and on the back there is a large circle of handprints with the following quote in the middle of the circle: “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy

This year we will have youth sizes available. They run: small (6-8), medium (10-12), and large (14-16). All adult shirts will be men’s sizes. They run: small to 5xl. All t-shirts are made pre-shrunk, 100% cotton.

All shirt sizes are available for $15 and all proceeds will benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri. These shirts are great not only to wear during the month of April, but throughout the year.

If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, please email Pam Musgrave at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the number you would like to purchase and size(s) by March 14th, 2013. Below you will find a pre-order form for your large orders. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone else who may be interested!

Thank you for helping us spread the work and increase community awareness of child abuse… and for helping us make a difference in the lives of children!

 Pre-order form

COMTREA and Washington University are working together to reduce violence among young girls with a histories of maltreatment - GAIN (Girls Aspiring toward INdependence).

Despite the strong empirical evidence that girls with histories of maltreatment are at greater risk than other adolescents of engaging in youth violence and interpersonal violence as adults, there are no reports of violence prevention programs tailored to this population.

The overarching aim of this research study is to advance knowledge of both trauma treatment and violence prevention by adapting an evidence-based approach, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), for the unique needs of adolescent girls with histories of maltreatment.

The GAIN Program

GAIN is a cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma for adolescent girls (ages 12 to 18) with histories of maltreatment and involvement in the child welfare system.

The GAIN intervention includes: a 10-session therapeutic group, 2 individual sessions and 2 caregiver sessions. GAIN group therapy sessions target:

Reduction of trauma symptoms through psycho-education about common reactions to trauma.

Replacing maladaptive coping strategies with healthy coping skills.

Reducing aggressive/violent behaviors, intentions, and beliefs by challenging negative thoughts.

Increasing self-efficacy and social problem-solving skills by building peer support.

Preventing future interpersonal violence and maltreatment by learning how to deal with real-life problems.

For more information about the GAIN program, contact April Schutz, MSW, Project Coordinator, at (314) 935-3327 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also download the GAIN referral form and informational flyer.