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NOVA (Network of Victim Assistance) brought their virtual program “Internet Safety for Teens” to Neil A. Armstrong Middle School’s life skills students on Thursday, May 6.

Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) is pleased to welcome Deidre Arabadjis, as the new Director of the Bucks County Children’s Advocacy Center(Bucks CAC). The CAC is a service of NOVA, established in 2008, to manage a coordinated and multidisciplinary response to reports of suspected child sexual and physical abuse in Bucks County.

Why don’t more adults know the signs of child sexual abuse? In Bucks County, sexual abuse-related cases accounted for nearly one quarter of the 105 substantiated child abuse reports in 2019.

Bucks County non-profit NOVA is helping ease often-hidden dangers associated with young people being online by bringing messages like online safety to the classroom.

Young children need to be protected from abuse. But child abuse investigations are not necessarily benign and shouldn’t happen when there’s little chance that a child has been abused. Finding just the right balance is as challenging as it is important.

The Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) of Bucks County and the larger community will remember and honor victims of crime during the organization’s Annual Candlelight Tribute for Victims of Crime.

An Associated Press analysis of state data reveals that the coronavirus pandemic has ripped away several systemic safety nets for millions of Americans — many of them children like Ava. It found that child abuse reports, investigations, substantiated allegations and interventions have dropped at a staggering rate, increasing risks for the most vulnerable of families in the U.S.

April is Child Sexual Assault Awareness month, and Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA), Bucks County’s comprehensive service agency for victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes, has an ambitious goal of training 25,000 adults in Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) awareness and prevention via its “Not On My Watch” education program. In order to meet that goal, NOVA has placed ads for the program on mini-buses that travel through Bucks County during the month of March.

Neil A. Armstrong middle schoolers learned how to be safe both online and in-person.

Why don’t more adults know the signs of child sexual abuse? In Bucks County, sexual abuse-related cases accounted for nearly one quarter of the 105 substantiated child abuse reports in 2019.

The Network of Victims Assistance (NOVA) always wants students to be the safest version of themselves whether online or in person. In order to help Neil A. Armstrong Middle School students feel prepared in a myriad of topics, NOVA gave virtual presentations earlier this month on digital footprint, internet safety and healthy relationships.