
The numbers on child abuse
Christian Peterson
news@greenepublishing.com
Each month of the year has a special designation in the United States. However, April may be the most critical month and for a good reason; April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 1974, public awareness of child abuse was on the rise, culminating with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which was passed that year by congress. Just under a decade later, in 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed April as Child Abuse