Child Advocacy Center of West Central Ohio (CAC), a program of Crime Victim Services, encourages all individuals and organizations to support prevention efforts of child abuse and neglect in Allen County throughout the year and especially during April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the two organizations wanted to show their support for the cause by holding a cookout. Staff from the police department and children services spent the afternoon cooking hot dogs and handing out candy to people’s cars as they drove through the parking lot.
Allen County Children Services invited people to wear blue on Wednesday to raise awareness of the prevention of child abuse. The second Wednesday of every April is Wear Blue Day and is part of National Child Abuse Awareness month.
The agency invited local law enforcement to the 2021 Flag Raising Ceremony to recognize their work in fighting against child abuse and neglect. The flags were presented by Arionna Finch and Avionna Robertson. The Children's Memorial Flag flies to represent the youth lost to violence. The Executive Director of Allen County Children Services, Sarah Newland, says they investigated 850 cases of child abuse and neglect last year and want to use April to keep it from happening again.
