April Is National Child Abuse Awareness Month
Every 10 seconds in the United States there is a report of child abuse is made. By the time you finished that sentence another one, on average, was made again. This upsets us greatly. Its the cases that aren’t reported that bother us, too. An estimated 3 million cases of child abuse are reported every year. How many are not?

Sobering. While so many of us parents are striving to give our little ones love and affection and working to meet all their needs and more, countless children are left to wonder what they did to deserve their bruises and emotional scars. Its true, the children believe it is their fault they are abused.

Instead of looking the other way, we need to face the issue head on. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.Become aware. Become educated. and the www.cdc.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the federal www.acf.dhhs.gov. Administration for Children and Families intend to increase awareness of the issue while encouraging the support of children and families in need.

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