April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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This article submitted by Former CASA Guardian Ad Litem Mike Tikkanen

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These articles and videos about child abuse prevention and child protection display a profound need for more of us to be involved in caring for at risk children. Change is needed and it won’t come until more of us give voice to voiceless children.

Find an article or video that strikes you as important and send it to your State Rep or County Commissioner (find them here). It just takes a minute.

Child abuse prevention: Face this serious public health problem – The Commercial Appeal

The Commercial Appeal

“For far too many children across America, the violence, fear, and … At least 1 in 7 U.S. children experienced child abuse or neglect in the past …

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Words Matter: Study Estimates $300 Billion Global Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal …

Georgia State University

… children—is a pervasive form of child maltreatment. … Data came from the CDC’s Violence Against Children Surveys conducted in Cambodia, Kenya, …

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No More Violence Week highlights drug exposure to children, challenges and needs

The Electric

Creech said there’s a “huge nexxus” between child abuse and drugs. She said that the foundation’s effort is to work on child abuse prevention through …

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Violence in Children Gives Bad Experiences Throughout Life – Kompas.id

Kompas.id

The threat of violence against children is increasing, which is actually carried out by people closest to the child. This threatens the child’s …

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‘It’s not your fault’: WNY recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month – WKBW

WKBW

Best-Self Behavioral Health reports more than 3,000 kids are abused in Erie County each year. “Child abuse is a really difficult thing for most people …

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Supporting child abuse prevention by helping build strong families – Mesa County

Mesa County

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This initiative is rooted in communities working together to serve children and their families in …

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Former Assistant Principal of School Where 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher Charged with Child Abuse

Today Show

Former assistant principal of Virginia school where 6-year-old shot his teacher has been charged with child abuse. Ebony Parker was indicted by a …

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To combat child abuse, neglect in S.C., collaboration is key – Greenville Online

Greenville Online

Leaders of A Child’s Haven write op-ed urging the public to get educated about issues in S.C. that contribute to child abuse, neglect.

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Signs of child abuse that parents can watch for – YouTube

YouTube

#News #Colorado #FOX31. Signs of child abuse that parents can watch for. 140 views · 6 hours ago #News #Colorado #FOX31 …more. FOX31 Denver. 94.8K.

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Child Abuse Awareness Month with Hoops Family Children’s Hospital – WSAZ

WSAZ

It’s Child Abuse …

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Josiah Tualamali’i – Leading Minds 2022 Interviews – UNICEF Innocenti Videos

UNICEF Innocenti Videos

LAUNCH: Intersections between violence against children and violence against women. See the video · LAUNCH: Evidence briefs on how parenting …

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Preventing child abuse: How parents can keep their children safe – Penn State Health News

Penn State Health News

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Get some tips on what you can do to keep your children safe.

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Courage over fear: Surviving child abuse and violence – UNICEF

UNICEF

Courage over fear: Surviving child abuse and violence. Together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), UNICEF-supported Sports for Development …

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How can we prevent child abuse? Tougher rules for home-school families would help.

USA Today

Home-schooling can make it harder to identify child abuse. Yet, we’re allowing too many home-schooled children to remain in unsafe situations. Home- …

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U.S. Attorney’s Office and National Children’s Advocacy Center Partner to Educate Parents …

Department of Justice

– During Child Abuse Prevention Month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) and the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) have partnered to …

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Advocates raise awareness for child abuse prevention this April – Spectrum News

Spectrum News

RALEIGH, N.C. — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when organizations and advocates come together to raise awareness about services …

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April marks the start of National Child Abuse Awareness Month – KTVZ

KTVZ

child abuse and neglect leads to positive outcomes over a child’s whole entire life. They go on to have higher educational achievement, they get …

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National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024 highlights family resilience and support

Oklahoma.gov

By Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Thursday, April 04, 2024. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when …

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Learn how to help stop child abuse with Children’s Hospital Intervention and Prevention Services

CBS 42

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but Children’s Hospital Intervention and Prevention Services (CHIPS) staff works year-round to facilitate …

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Leaders spread awareness ahead of National Child Abuse Prevention Month starting

Live 5 News

April is National  …

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A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2024 – The White House

The White House

Against Women Act (VAWA), the first law of its kind, which helped secure safety and justice for women and children impacted by domestic violence.

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Texas court blocks child abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids

The Portland Press Herald

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials faced a setback Friday in Texas’ bid to open child abuse investigations into parents who provide …

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BJS releases Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of CEV

Office of Justice Programs

Children’s Exposure to Violence. This third-party report, funded by BJS and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, describes …

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How parents can recognize and prevent child abuse | WOODTV.com

WOODTV.com

A children’s advocate sheds a light on how parents can identify child abuse.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – concluding observations 2023: SG …

The Scottish Government

4. Violence Against Children. 4.1 Use of Electrical Discharge Weapons and Spit Hoods. No: 30a(i). UN Concluding Observation.

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Texas court blocks child abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids

Dallas Morning News

Abbott said educators and members of the general public may also face consequences for not reporting what the state deems child abuse. Breaking News.

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Child Protection AoR’s Key Messages – Ukraine – ReliefWeb

ReliefWeb

violence, displacements, and worsening socioeconomic condi)ons. Against a backdrop of violence,. con)nuous displacements and worsening …

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Governor signs bills to protect children from abuse, declares April Child Abuse Prevention Month

NKyTribune

HB 207 was sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Dietz, R-Edgewood. The legislation is heralded as groundbreaking by Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Executive …

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Father accused of engaging in ‘excessive violenceagainst 9-year-old son in Broward

WPLG Local 10

Shandel Bryan appeared in Broward County court on Wednesday accused of child abuse in Coconut Creek.

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Misdiagnosis of Child Abuse in Health Care

Santa Clara University

According to the journal Pediatrics, as of June 2023, there were 425 certified Child Abuse Pediatricians (CAPs) in the United States. The job of a CAP …

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Struggling to Stem the Tide of Child Maltreatment | Child Abuse – JAMA Network

JAMA Network

As primary care pediatricians, hospitalists, and child abuse experts, these neglected, abused, beaten, and battered children are our patients, and it …

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Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt videos released: What led to heinous child abuse charges

FOX 13 Seattle

… children. A police investigation determined religious extremism motivated the women to inflict horrific abuse on Franke’s children. … child abuse.

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‘I will not feed a demon’: YouTuber Ruby Franke’s child abuse case rooted in religious extremism

Kansas City Star

… a neighbor for help on the morning that his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges.

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Around 1.8 Million Children Displaced By Sahel Violence: NGO | Barron’s

Barron’s

Escalating violence in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has forced around 1.8 million children to flee their homes, representing a five-fold surge …

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Room for training prosecutors specialized in investigating sexual violence against children

UNICEF

Crimes involving sexual violence against children are difficult to investigate and require special skills on the part of investigators to ensure that …

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Around 1.8 Million Children Displaced By Sahel Violence: NGO | Barron’s

Barron’s

Children said Thursday … Around 1.8 Million Children Displaced By Sahel Violence: NGO … Serious violations against children in …

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Former Mississippi police officer gets 10 years in child abuse/porn case – AP News

AP News

Former Mississippi police officer gets 10 years in child abuse/porn case … minors, including prepubescent children, engaged in sexually explicit …

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A shimmering reminder of Child Abuse Awareness Month covers lawn of Luzerne County …

WNEP

“Preventing child abuse is a community effort. We can’t do it alone, and today, at the planting of the pinwheels, that was very evident,” said Katrina …

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Reversing the norms; Help and Shelter on warpath against gender-based-violence, child abuse

UNICEF

Reversing the norms; Help and Shelter on warpath against gender-based-violence, child abuse. as Spotlight initiative takes root in Guyana. Svetlana …

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‘My 17-year-old son was arrested for sharing child abuse images – he said it was a relief …

The Guardian

In January, the Internet Watch Foundation warned that more than 90% of child abuse images on the internet were self-generated – created and shared by …

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Pope Francis meets UN Special Representative on Violence against Children Najat MaallaSearch

EPA Images

Violence against Children Najat Maalla (2-L) during an audience at the Vatican, 18 March 2024. EPA-EFE/VATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE …

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Intersections between violence against children and violence against women – ReliefWeb

ReliefWeb

Both violence against women by their (male) intimate partners and violence against children by parents or caregivers are widespread globally. This …

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The Government, with UNICEF support, accelerates efforts in combating violence against

UNICEF

Red Card” National multimedia campaign launched to promote behavioral change and social movement against violence and child marriage at the …

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Intersections between Violence against Children and Violence against Women – PMNCH

PMNCH

violence against children and violence against women: Global research priorities”. There is a growing global recognition that violence against …

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The Government, with UNICEF support, accelerates efforts in combating violence against

ReliefWeb

violence against children and child marriage in Bangladesh. The project is focused on strengthening institutional capacity and establishing a …

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Colombia : despite positive advancements, increase in grave violations against children

Children and Armed Conflict – the United Nations

Sexual violence, attacks on schools and hospitals and denial of humanitarian access increased from the previous reporting period. ‘I call on all …

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Violence Against Children Exceeds Domestic Vuiolence Cases In 2024 – NHRC – YouTube

YouTube

#LiveInAbuja #HumanRights #ChildAbuse #DomesticViolence #breakingnews … Violence Against Children Exceeds Domestic Vuiolence Cases In 2024 – NHRC.

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Child abuse victims found, ID’d by international homeland security operation | KRQE News 13

KRQE

Child abuse victims found, ID’d by international homeland security operation · Strongly support · Somewhat support · Somewhat oppose · Strongly oppose

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Ecuador’s Uptick in Violence Heightens Risks for Schoolchildren | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch

… violence. Ecuador has long had high levels of impunity for people who commit sexual violence against children. Young survivors and their families …

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Israel violence against Palestinian children increased after 7 October, UN told

Middle East Monitor

According to the PRC, the Israeli violence against Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank has significantly increased since 7 October, “where …

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The rise of live-streamed child abuse – and Britain’s role in it – The Telegraph

The Telegraph

… children against online predation, not the children of others. Live … Concept of domestic violence and child abuse. Much of the live-streamed …

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ChildFund Alliance

childfundalliance.org

We work to end violence and exploitation against children; provide expertise in emergencies and disasters; and engage in partnership with children, …

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Ashok on X: “Advocating violence against children is abhorrent, regardless of nationality or …

twitter.com

Advocating violence against children is abhorrent, regardless of nationality or context. What would an innocent child ever do to deserve this?

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