Experts urge community involvement to prevent and report child abuse during pandemic
Local hospital adds new team to identify victims
April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and some experts believe, with the pandemic, there has been an uptick in cases.
and last updated 2021-04-15 07:31:26-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Itâs an important topic and one that is hard to talk about. April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and some experts believe, with the pandemic, there has been an uptick in cases.
âWe have seen an increase in the number of children that have presented with non-accidental trauma injury, which is what we call child abuse, said Ashley Barquin, the administrative director with Palm Beach Childrenâs Hospital.
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