On Thursday, the Henagar Public Library hosted an event on Child Abuse Awareness presented by the DeKalb County Children's Advocacy Center. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and everyone can play a role in supporting families to prevent child abuse. This month is about recognizing the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect. During the event, Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center, Elizabeth Wheatley, talked about the history of child abuse, child abuse types and what all the Children Advocacy Center does. Wheatley said most people may not think about child abuse very often, but taking the time to think about it, even just in the month of April, helps with awareness. "So this is a time where we can make you think about child abuse a little bit more and what all it entails," she said.