Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution Recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Marsha Blackburn, and Maggie Hassan introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“Elected representatives and leaders in the communities of the United States must be ever vigilant and proactive in support of evidence-based means to prevent child abuse and neglect, and to support families,” the resolution stated.

In introducing this resolution, the senators outlined that:

1. Child abuse and neglect and child sexual abuse are preventable, and that a healthy and prosperous society depends on strong families and communities
2. Greater awareness and education around child abuse prevention is  essential
3. Efforts to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse heal and get justice warrant support

This resolution is endorsed by more than 20 national and state organizations, including Prevent Child Abuse America, Buckner International, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Now, Children At Risk, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Family Compass, First3Years, Healthy Families America, Illuminate Colorado, National Association of Counsel for Children, Tennessee Voices, TexProtects, The Kempe Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, United Ways of Texas, and Zero to Three. 

Full text of the resolution is available HERE.

###