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Article: APRIL RECOGNIZED AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 10, 2008
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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services issued the following news release:
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the state agency responsible for child protective services is reminding Kentuckians that reporting suspected child abuse or neglect is the law.
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) offers a statewide, toll-free hot line - 1-800 752-6200 - that citizens can call to make a report.
"Just picking up the phone could save a child from harm," said Jim Grace, assistant director of the Division of Protection and Permanency in the CHFS Department for Community Based Services. "If you see obvious abuse or even suspect it, you are obligated to report it.