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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Victims Resource Center, the Wilkes-Barre City Health Department and the Wilkes-Barre City Crime Watch are collaborating to offer &#8220;Parents in the Know,&#8221; a sexual-abuse-prevention program that helps parents and guardians build, practice and strengthen skills to prevent child sexual abuse.</p><p>&#8220;Parents in the Know&#8221; will be offered in four, two-hour interactive sessions on Nov. 20, Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. The program will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Victims Resource Center, located in the Kirby Health Center at 71 N. Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>The program is free and open to all Luzerne County residents, but registration is required. To register, contact the Victims Resource Center Education Department at 570-823-0766, Ext. 213, or email prushton@vrcnepa.org.</p><p>Center staff members will provide child care for children during the programs, and free parking is available.</p><style>
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‘Parents in the Know’ free program offered to prevent child sexual abuse