Child abuse prevention month
They are the stories that upset a community and unfortunately we've had to report too many of them in our newscasts.
Children severely injured or killed at the hands of parents or caregivers.
Children subjected to unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. A time all of us should think about what we as a community can do to protect our children.
Greenville County First Steps, the United Way and the Children's Trust of South Carolina are working together this month to raise awareness of the problem and ways to prevent abuse from scarring children physically and emotionally.
This month, you may see something around our community called "Pinwheels for Prevention."
Organizers have put up pinwheel gardens at numerous locations with the support of local businesses and organizations.
They want the community to see the pinwheels and be reminded of the stake we all have in preventing this problem of child abuse
We believe this is a noble effort; one each of us should support.
Preventing child abuse isn't someone else's responsibility, it's our responsibility.
And the time to start working on the problem is now, during child abuse prevention month.