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In 2020, Texas had an estimated 65,000 victims of child abuse, and the two cities with the highest rates in the state - Abilene and Lubbock - are in West Texas.
Pinwheels for Prevention: UMC, Childrenâs Advocacy Center working to end child abuse April 1 begins Child Abuse Prevention Month By Brittany Michaleson | April 1, 2021 at 8:27 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 10:42 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - April 1 marks the start of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. UMC Childrenâs Hospital has placed Pinwheels for Prevention in the courtyard, to bring awareness to child abuse in Lubbock. âIt starts with today. Letting people know itâs happening. Itâs happening here in Lubbock and weâre here to do our part to prevent, to tr...