ACT/Parents Raising Safe Kids Communities Near you

The ACT/Parents Raising Safe Kids program is designed to mobilize community organizations and professionals and educate families to create safe and healthy environments that protect children and youth from violence. It is implemented at program sites in communities all over the country.

The APA has created Regional Centers to coordinate the implementation of the program in the various regions of the country. The regional centers’ mission includes:

• Promotion of the program through local media and networks
• Organization of training workshops for professionals
• Assistance to those implementing the parent program in community sites in their regions

The centers are located in institutions with longstanding experience in training and community outreach, and capacity to carry on their mission. Check below and contact the ACT Regional Center and/or a program site closest to you for information about their initiatives, training opportunities, and possible collaboration.

ACT Mid-Atlantic Regional Center

Headquarter: Coming Soon
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Coming Soon
Email: Coming Soon
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)

ACT Mid-West I Regional Center
LaGrange, IL

Headquarter: Pillars
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Margarita Hernandez, PsyD
Email: Margarita Hernandez
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)

ACT Mid-West II Regional Center
Toledo, OH

Headquarters: University of Toledo/College of Medicine
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Michele Knox, PhD
Email: Michele Knox
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)

ACT Northeast Regional Center
Waltham, MA

Headquarter: Brandeis University/Lemberg Children’s Center
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Howard Baker, PhD
Email: Howard Baker
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)

ACT Southeast Regional Center
Miami, FL

Headquarter: The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Trish Ramsay, MA
Email: Trish Ramsay
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)

ACT West Coast Regional Center
Pleasant Hill, CA

Headquarters: John F. Kennedy University School of Professional Psychology
ACT Regional Center Coordinator: Della Combs, MFT
Email: Della Combs
Program Sites and Coordinators in the Region (.pdf)