Breaking the cycle of child abuse starts earlier than you think.

Breaking the cycle of child abuse starts earlier than you think.

In Kentucky, more than 14 of every 1,000 children will suffer abuse each year, nearly double the national average. While that number is alarming, we are making progress, lowering it by nearly a quarter in recent years. As Kentucky’s oldest child welfare nonprofit, I want to mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month by sharing what is working and how you can help. Not long ago, a young child in one of our partner schools was on the verge of bein…