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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
City of San Saba Council and San Saba County Commissioners’ Court, along with their employees, joined staff from the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center, San Saba County Child Welfare Board, and CASA, at Mill Pond Park on April 13th for the reading by City Manager Scott Edmonson of the Proclamation for the month of April 2022 to be Child Abuse Prevention Month in San Saba County. In addition, April 13th was proclaimed to be “Go Blue Day,” where everyone wore something blue and released blue balloons after the Proclamation reading. (Staff Photo)
The City of San Saba and the Commissioners’ Court of San Saba County jointly proclaimed the Month of April 2022 to be Child Abuse Prevention Month in San Saba County and April 13, 2022 to be “Go Blue Day.” The Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center, City of San Saba, San Saba County, San Saba County Child Welfare Board, and CASA were all in attendance at Mill Pond Park for the reading of the Proclamation by City Manager Scott Edmonson. John Alsbrooks led the invocation and balloons were released by all in attendance.
Every year in Texas, there are 200,000 reports of child abuse or neglect (that’s almost one report every 2 minutes). Every day in America, there are about five (5) deaths from child abuse and neglect.
Child abuse and neglect prevention is a community responsibility and finding solutions depends on involvement among all reasonable people. Effective Child Abuse Prevention Programs succeed because of partnerships among the public, social services agencies, schools, religious organizations, law enforcement agencies, and business/ community leaders. Everyone in San Saba County must become more aware of the child abuse crisis and consider helping raise children in a safe, nurturing environment.