Entries from April 2011

Make a Difference in the Life of a Child: Text-to-Donate Today!

Author: , April 12th, 2011

April is National Child Abuse Awareness month. The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides an extensive outline of the history of this advocacy month. The first official Federal child protection legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), was passed in 1974. In the early 1980’s, legislation further recognized the need for child abuse prevention [...]