Arkansas advocacy groups report increase in child abuse
Arkansas advocacy groups report increase in child abuse © Provided by KATV Little Rock/Pine Bluff April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month and unfortunately in Arkansas, child advocacy centers are seeing an increase of abused children. "In 2019, we served 7,000," said Elizabeth Pulley, executive director of Children Advocacy Centers of Arkansas. "In 2020, we served over 10,000." "We have seen an increase in child abuse," said Lisette Yang, Children Protection Center senior forensic interviewer. "So the awareness I think is there, as far as educators and some community members, b...