Partners are key to fulfilling the mission of our work. Without others in leadership in child sexual abuse prevention beginning to view the world from a different perspective, primary prevention cannot happen. Recently two women have joined the effort to further the conversation for Keeping Them Safe and expand the number of adults who are becoming Alert Adults. Erica Frazier and Ronni Roney are providing presentations in Oklahoma and partnering with other organizations to create opportunities for adults to discover the part they can play in keeping children safe from predators.
Three other important partners that have provided invaluable support in the past to expand this conversation are Alert Adults, My Kidz International, and The Eagle Gift Foundation of Tulsa.
PARTNERS
Erica Frazier, MS, LPC, Behavioral Health Specialist for Child Guidance
Erica has a bachelor’s degree in Developmental Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern State University. She ran a successful private practice for over 10 years before becoming the Clinical Director of a private behavioral health agency. She has over 20 years of experience working with children, youth, and families to help them achieve better outcomes. As part of the Child Guidance team, Erica works to help build optimal social and emotional development for children and their families. In addition, she trains organizations and groups on trauma informed care, team building, and child abuse prevention.
Ronni Roney - MS in Child and Family Services from Oklahoma State University
Ronni Roney has worked in the field of Child Abuse & Neglect for 10+ years in many different capacities. As the Education Director at Abbott House CAC, Ronni educates child serving organizations and professionals on the importance of Recognizing, Responding, & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect. Her passion for the prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect resonates throughout all of her trainings. Drawing from her professional experiences Ronni explains the importance of educating guardians/adults to identify potentially risky behaviors in adults to create an environment where abuse can't occur.
ALERT ADULTS
The mission of Alert Adults was the same as Keeping Them Safe: to eradicate child sexual abuse from the planet. In order to further that objective, they helped local organizations of all sizes to offer primary prevention programs that educated adults how to stop predators before they abuse.
Alert Adults hosted the first primary prevention conference for professionals and influencers/decision makers in the Midwest on October 8th and 9th, 2015 at the OU Tulsa Schusterman Center in Tulsa. This this exciting event, featured Vincent Filette, MD, and co-author of the ACE Study, and Sharon Doty, M.H.R., J.D., founder of Alert Adults was the Keynote Speaker. At this event the first ever PICAP (Partners in Child Abuse Prevention) Awards were presented to honorees acknowledging the great contribution to prevention by government officials, organizations and individuals.
Alert Adults hosted quarterly "Meet and Greet" events at different locations around Tulsa to introduce people and organizations to the work it is promoting in child sexual abuse prevention. Sharon Doty often spoke at these events and to answer questions about the program and how it differs from traditional prevention education. Alert Adults ceased operations upon completion of its original mission in 2022. It’s resources were used to fund training for professionals in the field to be able to present the Keeping Them Safe program for the future.
Y KIDZ INTERNATIONAL
Yvonne Lewis, founder of My Kidz, has two goals for her organization. First to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect which crosses all racial an socio-economic boundaries and to find funding to support prevention efforts. Second is to encourage and support incarcerated parents to become better parents, while they are in prison and after they are released. To stop the cycle of abuse and crime in their families. Working with Yvonne and Kidz International, Keeping Them Safe has developed a child sexual abuse prevention program for inmates that empowers them to take action to protect their children from predators while they are still incarcerated. The program has a many fold benefit including allowing the prisoners to feel as though they are making a positive difference for their children even though they are not at home to care for them.
EAGLE GIFT FOUNDATION, INC.
A Tulsa based foundation, Eagle Gift supports programs developed in the Tulsa area that provide a unique approach to an existing social issue. They support programs that make a real difference in the quality of life NOW. As a supporter of EAPC, Eagle Gift Foundation has taken up the banner of child sexual abuse prevention by supporting adult education program presentations as well as sponsoring events and programs.