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Supervisor Thomas recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Proclamation recognizing April 2023 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in El Dorado County.
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By issuing this proclamation, the Board formally recognizes the need to prevent Child Abuse in our community. We must guard our children and join with citizens in our communities who are working to eliminate child abuse. We should also be engaging the public in efforts to strengthen and support families and enhance parenting skills.
For over 20 years, the El Dorado Child Abuse Prevention Council has served the County of El Dorado.
Increasing public awareness of the need to ensure the safety and welfare of children led to the passage of the first Federal child protection legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), in 1974. While CAPTA has been amended many times over the years, most recently by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, the purpose of the original legislation remains intact. Today, the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal agency charged with supporting States, Tribes, and communities in providing programs and services to protect children and strengthen families.
In 1982 the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives resolved that the week of June 6-12, 1982, should be designated as the first National Child Abuse Prevention Week. They asked the President to issue a proclamation calling upon Government agencies and the public to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. The following year, April was proclaimed the first National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In Title II of the CAPTA amendments of 1996, the Children's Bureau was charged with identifying a lead agency in each State for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) grants. CBCAP grantees are required to report ...
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