Albany County has just launched a new initiative. It s called Athletes Are Children First.
It s a collaboration between the Albany County Crime Victim & Sexual Violence Center and Albany County Department of Recreation.
They will educate and train local sports teams on how to spot, report and prevent child sexual abuse.
Learn more about how kids and adults will be a part of the program by watching the video.
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Albany County launches program to combat sexual abuse in youth sports
Program will teach coaches, staff and young athletes how to prevent, spot and report abuse
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1of9Buy PhotoAlbany County Executive Dan McCoy, center, is joined by Karen Ziegler, Director of the Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center, left, and County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen, right, for a coronavirus news briefing on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the county offices in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoAlbany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen joins County Executive Dan McCoy for a coronavirus news briefing on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the county offices in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen appealed to younger age groups to become vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
The push comes at the FDA is expected to authorize the vaccine for those age 12 to 15 next week. The push is part of an effort to get children and teens back to participating in activities they love with their friends and families. We need more and more kids to get vaccinated, McCoy remarked.
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ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy provided the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic during his Monday morning press briefing.
McCoy continued to encourage people to become vaccinated against the virus. The county executive also implored people to share their stories and educate vaccine-hesitant people on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. We need your help. We need to continue to do the right thing to open up and to get back to somewhat normalcy or where we were at pre-COVID, McCoy said on the need for people to become vaccinated.
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As of Sunday, 54.2% of Albany Countyâs population has received at least the first dose of the vaccine, and 41.5% have been fully vaccinated. Statewide, the first dose vaccination rate is 46.5%, and the full vaccination rate is 34.9%.