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Planting pinwheels for child abuse awareness

Kentucky, ranking 4th in the nation for child maltreatment, observed 14,484 child victims of maltreatment in 2023, according to WDRB in Louisville, Ky.
April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, aiming to raise awareness about this critical issue.
State lawmakers and Governor Andy Beshear have passed several bills in recent legislative sessions to protect children, including measures requiring school coaches to report suspected abuse, allowing subpoenas for online records, and increasing penalties for protective order violations.
Norton Children's, along with other local health care leaders, are promoting awareness, with staff planting over a hundred pinwheels at the Home of the Innocents in Louisville to symbolize hope and recognition, while Dr. Melissa Currie emphasizes that "marijuana can be deadly to young children."
Kentucky's mandatory reporting laws require any person to report suspected child abuse, with the number to call being KY-SAFE1 , as local health care leaders emphasize the need for community involvement in prevention, noting a recent spike in cases related to children ingesting or being exposed to illicit substances and stressing that everyone is mandated to report a reasonable suspicion that maltreatment has occurred.

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Planting pinwheels for child abuse awareness

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Norton Children's plants pinwheels for child abuse awareness month

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