Jessica Crusor, program manager for Real Fathers Initiative, speaks at the Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Child Abuse. Anna Ortiz
CROWN POINT â Several Region leaders and child advocates gathered to put a spotlight on child abuse prevention and awareness in a candlelight vigil.Â
The Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Child Abuse was held Wednesday evening at the old Lake County Courthouse in downtown Crown Point.
In light of April being child abuse prevention month, Geminus Community Partners, Indiana Department of Child Services, CASA, and Kids First Trust Fund collaborated to create an event that memorialized children who have died from abuse and spread awareness on the issue.
Calls to state s child abuse hotline drop 10% during pandemic
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS – The frequency of calls to Indiana s child abuse and neglect hotline fell by more than 10% last year compared to the previous two years, and an expert said that may reflect the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indiana Department of Child Services hotline received on average about 600 calls each business day in 2020, the agency said, compared with about 700 calls in 2018 and 2019.
“A lot of times our report sources are people who see the kids every day, who notice a behavior change or who see a bruise that wasn t there yesterday,” DCS family case manager supervisor Lacy Mullenberg told The Indianapolis Star. “And then during the pandemic, we saw less kids in school, they weren t having in-person doctor visits, they weren t having in-person therapeutic visits.
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Calls to Indiana child abuse hotline down during pandemic
April 9, 2021
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The frequency of calls to Indiana s child abuse and neglect hotline fell by more than 10% last year compared to the previous two years, and an expert said that may reflect the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indiana Department of Child Services hotline received on average about 600 calls each business day in 2020, the agency said, compared with about 700 calls on average every business day in 2018 and 2019.
“A lot of times our report sources are people who see the kids every day, who notice a behavior change or who see a bruise that wasn’t there yesterday,” DCS family case manager supervisor Lacy Mullenberg told The Indianapolis Star. “And then during the pandemic, we saw less kids in school, they weren’t having in-person doctor visits, they weren’t having in-person therapeutic visits.
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