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Article: CHILD ABUSE: IGNORING IT WON'T MAKE IT GO AWAY
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- April 5, 1998
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PORTER COUNTY FORUM
For more information about child abuse or to volunteer, call the Porter County Child Prevention Council at 531-9012.
The Post-Tribune interviewed Brad Clapp, charter president of the Porter County Child Abuse Prevention Council. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month.
Q: How prevalent is child abuse in Porter County?
A: We seem to be running at about the state and national averages as far as reportable cases.
People tend to think that Porter County incidences wouldn't be as prevalent as the state, but in fact they are.
Child abuse shows no specific guideline as far as how much money you make; it runs ...