Dozens gathered in downtown New Haven Wednesday, to bring light to child abuse awareness and prevention month.
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In Frankfort, city and county officials along with Child Protective Service officers met outside the Clinton County Courthouse to discuss child abuse and neglect in the community. There will be hundreds of pinwheels placed in those parishes to represent children affected as well as throughout the state during the month of April. “They glitter like diamonds in the sun and are absolutely gorgeous”.
“We make the parents feel like we are here to help you”, she said. If you need to report child abuse, you can call the statewide hotline at 1- 844-CO-4-KIDS. Knowing where to get help and having a network to lean on can make a difference.
Children who are abused or neglected are more likely to experience cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems, as well as disruptions in brain and physical development, which increase the risk for health problems in adulthood. That theme encourages good citizenship as a means to keep children free from abuse and neglect, Gladwell stressed.
Approximately 30 students from Avondale School District planted pinwheels in front of Avondale Meadows Learning Center in Rochester Hills Monday, April 18 to show their support for child abuse prevention.
Individuals are asked to become a “Partner in Prevention” by making a financial donation of any size.
It is not just those symptoms that can disrupt their lives, but how they react to them – frequently avoiding places or things that remind them of what happened, using alcohol or drugs to numb their feelings, considering harm to themselves or others, or isolating from other people.
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“A lot of people really don’t know and believe that it (child abuse) exists”, Marlo Davis, child welfare manager in Rapides. The partnership will also be recognized in social media and at the ceremony. Anyone becoming a PIP will receive a framed document with a blue pinwheel and card attached that is suitable for display.
