National Child Abuse Prevention Month

The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and local organizations Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) and Rabun County Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) are organizing events to bring awareness to the important initiative. Pinwheels and signage displayed in front of Rabun County DFCS and at the Rabun County Courthouse detail that 170 victims of child abuse were served this year in Rabun County. In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Research showed that people respond positively to pinwheels, which represent childlike whimsy and lightheartedness and our vision for a world where all children grow up happy, healthy, and prepared to succeed in supportive families and communities, according to the Prevent Child Abuse America website. For more information on how to recognize and report child abuse or neglect and to support loving families and safe communities, visit childwelfare.gov.