The Shepherd's Nook

Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 22nd, 2008 | Print This Post

Have you ever had to live scared? Have you ever had to wonder if anyone loves you and known that there was no one to protect you? Have you ever had to wake up in the morning questioning whether your basic needs would be met or if someone was going to harm you?

Children who are suffering from abuse would answer yes to one, if not all, of these questions. Each day in the United States more than 4 children die as a result of child abuse in the home and 78% of those children are younger than 4.

Child abuse is estimated to be 3 times greater than reported. In 2007, DeSoto County investigated 1,490 reports of child abuse, the third highest in the state.

Almost all victims of abuse struggle later in life with addiction, mental disorders, and/or acts of crime. It is approximated that one third of abused and neglected children will eventually victimize their own children.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sunday, April 27 is Blue Sunday, a national prayer day for abused and neglected children. We can participate in the protection of these children by simply praying for them.

Erin Rogers
Preschool Coordinator

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