S. Department of Justice, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Robin Sundquist, Executive Director of the Safe Surfin' Foundation , said
Shaq will help raise funds for public education programs, which will be
distributed nationwide through the ICAC Task Force network to keep kids safe
online and thwart sexual predators. Signed into law by President Bush in 2004, MIOTCRA
authorizes $50 million in federal grants to fund increased training for law
enforcement officials and mental health personnel dealing with adult and
juvenile offenders with mental health disorders.

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and kids, and their parents, love him," Sheriff Brown
said . "With the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime
Reduction Act, we are moving forward in addressing the needs of both those
with mental health disorders and those who deal with them at the health care
and law enforcement levels.

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The American Psychological Association (APA), located in Washington, DC,
is the largest scientific and professional organization representing
psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of
psychologists.

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ICAC is supported by the U. There are an estimated 77 million children and teens online
today who will likely visit one or more of the 40 ,000-plus chat rooms child
predators visit. WASHINGTON, U.
APA's Outstanding Leadership Award is given annually to a United States
Senator or Congressman who has prominently championed the goals of
professional psychology.

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. "Shaq will be a tremendous asset in helping law enforcement , parents,
and communities fight online crime and sexual exploitation of children.SafeSurfinCentral . It also will expand
prisoners' access to mental health treatment while incarcerated and upon re -
entry into the community, and provide additional resources for pre-trial jail
diversion programs , mental health courts and related initiatives. Strickland.D.

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Shaq will be helping the Safe Surfin' Foundation educate children, teens,
and parents about the dangers of online predators and how to avoid falling
victim online."
Sheriff Brown said he was "honored and proud" to have Shaq as a Reserve
Deputy with the Bedford County Sheriff's Office.

The Safe Surfin' Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that
provides parents, teachers and school administrators , law enforcement,
community groups and librarians with the information and resources necessary
to keep children safe and their exploration of the Internet fun.
"We need to make sure that cities and states have the tools and education
they need to effectively deal with the mentally ill who commit crimes," said
Rep.

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Internet Crimes Against Children Task (ICAC) Force are Special Deputy U. Strickland has long worked on behalf of psychologists and those with
mental health disorders.

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Shaq's commitment to
this effort will help Safe Surfin' and law enforcement meet that challenge,"
Sundquist said .

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Shaq is a Reserve
Deputy with the Bedford County (Va.
Marshals .
To learn more about Shaq's involvement with Safe Surfin', tips for
protecting kids against online crime and other valuable resources, please
visit http://www.

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"Shaq," as he is affectionately known by millions of basketball fans, was
also sworn-in today as an Honorary Deputy U.
"Today 's criminals are hiding behind computer screens, fake names and
fraudulent identities, all with the intention of exploiting and harming our
youth," Shaq said., J.

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S. Strickland and Sen., APA's executive director for
professional practice. Through its divisions in 55
subfields of psychology and its affiliations with 58 state, territorial, and
Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a
science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting health, education and
welfare .

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WASHINGTON, NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal will be
guarding the 'Net and protecting kids from online crimes in his new role as
spokesperson for the Safe Surfin' Foundation. "I'm proud to help the Safe Surfin' Foundation get the word
out to parents, kids and communities about Internet safety and to help law
enforcement track down and lock up sexual predators. Representative Ted Strickland (D-
OH) received the American Psychological Association's (APA) Outstanding
Leadership Award last night for his advocacy on behalf of those with mental
health disorders.

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APA's membership includes more than 150,000 researchers,
educators, clinicians, consultants and students.

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"Our greatest challenge is convincing parents, communities and kids that
the dangers out in cyberspace are very real and proactive active steps need to
be taken to protect and educate children and teenagers. Mike
DeWine (R-OH), authored the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime
Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) to expand on their innovative mental health courts
pilot program from 2000.

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According to the FBI, there is a "100 percent chance" of a
child or teen meeting a predator in a chat room .

Psychologists Recognize Rep. Ted Strickland for Leadership on Mental Health Issues

Strickland, one of only three psychologists in
Congress, was honored at a dinner held during APA's annual State Leadership
Conference.

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A member of the influential House Commerce
Subcommittee on Health, he is a longtime supporter of the Paul Wellstone
Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, which would put insurance coverage for
mental health services on par with physical health services.

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Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown, who was instrumental in having Shaq
named as the Safe Surfin' spokesperson, said the Miami Heat star will resonate
well with today's youth..
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"Thanks to Congressman Strickland's legislative work on behalf of the
mental health courts program, the criminal justice and mental health
communities will now be able to work together to ensure that both adult and
juvenile non-violent offenders with mental health disorders are not simply
recycled into the system, but receive the necessary attention and services
they deserve," says Russ Newman, Ph.

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