Save the date! The 47th Annual Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect will happen in-person on October 18-20th, 2023 at The Hyatt Regency in Wichita, KS. Stay tuned for conference announcements and information!
Annually, KCSL along with 20+ co-sponsoring organizations presents the most comprehensive conference in Kansas about the prevention of child maltreatment. KCSL is committed to featuring the best speakers the field has to offer and addressing current topics and issues throughout the conference.
The 2023 conference will take place Oct. 18-20 with Institute sessions, keynotes, workshops and awards.
Online registration for the Annual Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect will open on 08/14/2023.
About the Governor’s Conference for the Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect
Over 40 years ago, child abuse prevention leaders in Kansas established Prevent Child Abuse Kansas (PCAK) as it is known today and held the first state conference on child abuse prevention. In the early 1970s, the Family Life Achievement Center in Chicago decided to focus on the prevention of child abuse and formed a fifty-state, nonprofit organization known as Prevent Child Abuse America today. Kansas was chosen as the first chapter location in 1976 and the first-ever Governor’s Conference was held in the fall later that year. KCSL became the Prevent Child Abuse of Kansas chapter in 1993, thus overseeing the Governor’s Conference since. The Governor’s Conference ensures professionals working with children have proper training in the field of child abuse and neglect.