April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Green Hills Women’s Shelter encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making our community a better place for families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening families and communities.
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"April is a time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children," said Tammy Taylor, Program Director "Everyone’s participation is critical. Focusing on ways to promote the five protective factors, in every interaction with families, is the best thing our community can do to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect."
Research shows that five important factors are present in healthy families. Promoting these factors is among the most effective ways to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. These factors are:
· Nurturing and attachment
· Knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development
· Parental resilience
· Social connections
· Concrete supports for parents
For more information about child abuse prevention programs and activities during the month of April and throughout the rest of the year, contact any one of the three Green Hills Women’s Shelter locations, Trenton (359-3297), Chillicothe (707-0042), or Cameron (816-632-4900) or visit our website: www.greenhillswomensshelter.org.
If you, or someone you love is living with an abusive situation, please contact the Green Hills Women’s Shelter. Call their 24-7 hotline number at 1-800-942-0649. No child should ever have to live with abuse or neglect.