Sempre a Frente Foundation cordially invites you to a conference entitled Let's talk about.... Safe Childhood, which will be held on October 18, 2024 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Lublin Conference Center in Lublin. The conference is one of the activities of the nationwide campaign Childhood without Violence.

Parents, teachers, educators, principals, mental health professionals and other people working with children and young people are invited to participate in the conference. We also invite young people to a side event dedicated to their needs. The conference is combined with an active presentation of working methods that can be used in supportive work with a young person in elementary school, secondary school and beyond.

The conference is free of charge, due to the limited number of seats, registration is mandatory. Registration for the conference is open until: 04.10.2024 HERE

Interested persons will be able to receive a certificate of participation in the conference.

About the Conference

The conference is implemented within the framework of the international project Let's Talk About Children, in which Sempre a Frente Foundation participates in the dissemination and implementation of the LTC model in Poland through local training in the professional support method that has been used in Finland for years. The project's activities are aimed at promoting positive parenting in families in difficult situations (mental or physical illness of a parent, war), but will also take a universal approach by using the method in primary and secondary schools, thus providing teachers with a tool to better understand the psychosocial needs of students and their families.

The conference is also part of the nationwide campaign Childhood Without Violence, which opposes child abuse in Poland and promotes solutions that foster a good childhood. The campaign is organized by the Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę Foundation and the National Coalition for Child Protection.

Sempre a Frente Foundation is part of the aforementioned Coalition and is responsible for the implementation of the campaign in the Lublin province. During the conference there will be panels on the subject of counteracting violence with the participation of experts and female experts.

The conference is under the Honorary Patronage of the Lublin Superintendent of Education and the Honorary Patronage of the Mayor of Lublin.

Side event for young people

Parallel to the panels intended for adults, we are also organizing an accompanying event for young people in the form of a Q&A with the participation of the Ombudsman for Children and the Lublin Superintendent of Education. The event, co-created in partnership with the Lublin City Youth Council as part of the initiative “Future is YOUth! Youth of Lublin acts!” (registration for youth in a separate event: https://app.evenea.pl/event/porozmawiajmyonas).

Planned program of the conference- Let's talk about.... a safe childhood

8.30-9.00 Registration

9.00-9.10 Opening of the conference and introduction to the National Campaign “Childhood without Violence”

9.10-9.40 Opening session - Opening about communication i.e. Let's talk about children- Jagoda Idzik, Izabela Bejm -specialists of the Children's Aid Center

9.40-11.00 On building a sense of security for children and adolescents at school and beyond - panel discussion with the participation of the Ombudsman for Children, the Lublin Superintendent of Education, a youth worker and a student person

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.00 What if a child reports abuse? - expert panel with an opportunity to ask questions with a lawyer, a police representative, an expert psychologist, a specialist in pediatric gynecology

13.00-14.00 Lunch break and market of good practices

14.00-15.00 Parallel thematic sessions to choose from:

SESSION 1: Anti-bullying workshops

SESSION 2: TALKS WITH THE DOG or simple conversations on difficult topics

SESSION 3: Introduction to the Let's Talk about Children Method - Let's Talk about Children

Speakers:

Ombudsman for Children - Monika Horna-Cieślak

Lublin Superintendent of Education - Tomasz Szabłowski

Head of the Clinic of Gynecology for Children and Girls at the University Children's Hospital in Lublin- Prof. Anna Torres, MD, PhD

Legal counsel and specialist in children's rights, criminal and family law at the Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę Foundation-Paulina Masłowska

et al...

About Sempre a Frente Foundation

Sempre a Frente Foundation has been supporting children, adolescents, their families and professionals in the area of mental health for 14 years by implementing educational, preventive and intervention programs. The Foundation operates two facilities: Youth Information and Development Center and Children's Aid Center. The former includes international activities, activities that promote social participation. The Children's Aid Center, on the other hand, offers free interdisciplinary support to young people with experience of abuse. The Foundation has been cooperating with Lublin schools for many years, implementing training and workshops for both teaching staff and parents, as well as for children and young people.

About the Campaign “Childhood without Violence”

The campaign is organized by the Give Children Strength Foundation and the National Coalition for Child Protection. The campaign's main partner is the Ombudsman for Children's Rights.

The Childhood without Violence campaign aims to counter violence against children in Poland. It consists of nationwide and local educational and media activities, which will last from October 8 to November 19, 2024. I send the detailed assumptions of the campaign attached.

For more information: http://www.dziecinstwobezprzemocy.pl/

About the project “Let's Talk About Children”

Let's Talk about Children (LTC) is a three-year project in which Sempre a Frente Foundation is participating in the dissemination and implementation of the LTC model in Poland through local training of LTC Practitioners. The project's activities will aim to promote positive parenting in families in difficult situations (mental or physical illness of a parent, war), but will also take a universal approach by implementing LTC in primary and secondary schools, thus providing teachers with a tool to better understand the psychosocial needs of students and their families.

The Let's Talk about Children model is a brief, evidence-based, child-centered psychosocial intervention designed to promote children's mental health and prevent intergenerational transmission of problems by identifying strengths, resources and everyday solutions for children, parents and their social network. LTC can be provided by a range of health, social and education professionals.