April proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America "All Americans share a responsibility to protect our Nation’s children. During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to prevent child abuse and neglect and to work to...Child abuse in southwest Missouri
What is the scope of the child abuse problem in southwest Missouri? What are the actual numbers — and faces — behind the oft-heard statistic that there are more child abuse cases in Greene County than anywhere else in the state? In a special series of...Crisis nursery can keep kids safe
The Junior League of Springfield is expected to open the doors of Isabel’s House, the Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks, by the end of May. Winter storms delayed construction for the $1.6 million facility being built in the 2700 block of West Bennett Street. Dana...Blunt, Hanaway launch campaign against Internet predators
Gov. Matt Blunt has joined U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway in the official launch of the "I Know Better" (INOBTR) campaign to help stop Internet predators from targeting children. INOBTR is a new not-for-profit campaign that will provide Missourians with...The youngest, and most vulnerable
Children younger than a year old are the ones most often found to be physically abused, neglected and killed by abuse in Missouri, according to the most recent numbers reported by the Department of Social Services. Missouri’s Child Abuse and Neglect annual...Donate Now
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