Child Abuse Prevention

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month!!! The Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the general public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.

Child Welfare Information Gateway consolidates and builds upon the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (NCCANCH) and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)

Here are a few unfortunate statistics regarding child abuse and its horrific effects:

·      2.34 children out of 100,000 die from injuries relating to their abuse, with 80.8% of deaths occurring in children under four years old.

·      For every incident of child abuse or neglect that gets reported, it’s estimated that two others go unreported.

·      Physical abuse accounts for 17.8% of documented child abuse cases each year.

·      Abused children are more likely to abuse alcohol and become addicted to drugs, and one third will later abuse their own children.

·      Of all prison inmates, 84% were abused as children.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human services  

To find out more on child abuse and how YOU can help save lives and do your part in prevention, visit:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/

God Bless, and remember, the children are our future!!!! <3