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| 2023 -- H 6245 Enacted 04/04/2023 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2023, AS "NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Newberry, Baginski, Boylan, Noret, Caldwell, and Kazarian |
| Date Introduced: April 04, 2023 |
| WHEREAS, In 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared the first National Child Abuse |
| Prevention Month and in 1983, President Regan formally established the month-long observance |
| of this initiative recognizing the importance of families and communities working together to |
| strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect; and |
| WHEREAS, Child Abuse Prevention Month is observed annually in April in order to |
| recognize and support the efforts made by communities and families to raise awareness and |
| promote the prevention of child abuse; and |
| WHEREAS, According to a report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human |
| Services, one out of seven children in the United States has experienced physical abuse, with |
| boys and girls facing similar rates of abuse; and |
| WHEREAS, Victims of child abuse are at a higher risk for emotional, physical, and |
| relationship problems and require proper care and services to support healing and reduce potential |
| re-traumatization; and |
| WHEREAS, Children rely on adults to keep them safe so all adults must learn about the |
| signs of child abuse and how to report and prevent it and insure that child abusers are held |
| responsible for their actions; and |
| WHEREAS, Every child deserves a secure childhood and the chance to succeed, and it is |
| essential that they are educated about safe and unsafe situations, and "grow up in a safe, stable, |
| and nurturing environment that is free from abuse and neglect"; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| commemorates April of 2023 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the State of Rhode Island |
| and urges all Rhode Islanders to stand together against child abuse and neglect in order to |
| promote the safety and well-being of all children and families; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the State of Rhode Island Department of |
| Children, Youth & Families and the Children's Advocacy Center. |
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