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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) states that for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, communities should rededicate themselves to being supportive of families, and play an active role in preventing child abuse and neglect as well as taking positive action to promote child and family well-being. [7]
If you suspect that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect or maltreatment, call the New York State Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-342-3720.
Child abuse and neglect are critical and widespread. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024. The president’s office issues numerous proclamations ...
The trauma of abuse can have long-lasting impacts on a child’s physical and mental health, as well as their social and emotional development. Despite efforts to prevent child abuse, it remains a ...
Passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1974 created a National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) within the Children's Bureau. NCCAN centralized and coordinated the Bureau's growing focus on more effective child abuse prevention, research, state reporting laws, and systems. [57]
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America declared the pinwheel as the national symbol for child abuse prevention through the campaign, Pinwheels for Prevention.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (PDF/details) as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection; Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect in Federal Law Archived May 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 67 - Full text