Welcome to my Site People of the World.... I am so sick and tired of turning on a TV and all you see are stories about another child that has been Abused, Abducted or Murdered!! I don't understand what can drive a person to want to hurt an innocent child but it happens all the time....   Something has to be done to help these children. So this site is here to not only Give You facts but to make some Noise and Raise some Awareness for the Children of America!!   So with your Help maybe we can get the word out and Help Make a Difference in the life of a Child.

The Fact of the Matter is This!! Before today is over, 3 CHILDREN WILL DIE from being abused. At least one of them will be a baby - less than a year old. The other two probably haven't yet celebrated their 5th birthdays. More than 510 other children will be physically abused today and another 270 will be sexually abused. In total, over 2,700 children will be abused today. Tomorrow - the horror starts all over again, just as it does everyday. Child abuse is an American epidemic. And yet - children continue to die everyday. Other children continue to be hurt. And, as they grow up - studies show that they will most likely abuse their own children, perpetuating the cycle of violence.

Remember.......    Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible sign, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse or child neglect, also leave deep, long lasting scars. Some signs of child abuse are subtler than others. However, by learning common types of abuse and what you can do, you can make a huge difference in a child’s life. The earlier abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal from their abuse and not perpetuate the cycle. Learn the signs and symptoms of child abuse and help break the cycle.

CALL 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) then push 1 to talk to a hotline counselor. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hotline counselors work with translators who speak 140 languages to help people who call and speak something other than English. All calls are anonymous. (The hotline counselors don't know who you are and you don't have to tell them.)

Help an at-risk family. Do you know a family in your community where Mom and/or Dad are under a great deal of stress, seem to be very short on patience, perhaps drinking a little too much and just seem to be on the edge all the time - yelling at the children, threatening them, grabbing them or maybe even spanking or hitting them? Perhaps there is something you can do to help. Maybe it is a simple thing like offering to take the kids to the park or a movie so that Mom and Dad can get a short break. Sometimes just feeling like there is someone who cares can be enough to diffuse a potentially violent situation.      Help an at-risk child. Do you know a child in your neighborhood who seems to be unsupervised, left alone to look after herself, often in the same clothes looking un-kept, out later than appropriate or generally seeming neglected by her parents? Child neglect is a form of child abuse. She may need help. Make a report. It could save her life.

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