{"id":11857,"date":"2022-04-08T12:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swope-cloud.flywheelsites.com\/?p=11857"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:29:20","slug":"april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month\/","title":{"rendered":"April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

April is National Child Abuse Prevention<\/a> month, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Children’s Bureau<\/a> funds the National Child Abuse Prevention Month initiative each April with the Child Welfare Information Gateway<\/a>. The purpose is to raise awareness of ways to prevent child abuse and neglect.<\/p>\n

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Swope Health will support the effort with a pinwheel display, surrounding the new heart installation at Swope Health Central this month.\u00a0 Swope Health patients and associates will create the pinwheels, which are the national symbol for prevention of child abuse and neglect. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When you visit Children’s Services at any Swope Health location, you can pick up a pinwheel kit to create your own contribution to the display.<\/p>\n

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The pinwheel represents hope that every child will be raised in a healthy, safe and nurturing environment.<\/p>\n

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The pinwheel also represents a call to action, encouraging people everywhere to recognize that children are our future and that we all have a role to play in keeping them safe.\u00a0ALL children deserve great childhoods.<\/p>\n

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Swope Health supports developing the \u201cprotective factors<\/a>\u201d that increase the well-being of children and families and reduce the likelihood of maltreatment. According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, there are six protective factors:<\/p>\n