CPCH Programs Offer Solutions to Prevent Child Abuse
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a month devoted to transforming communities into places that care about - and actively support - children and families. In a recent poll, 89 percent of Americans reported that child abuse was a "very important" moral issue to them. But, it's not enough to just care about the problem. It's not enough to address the consequences of the problem. We all have to work together to prevent the problem.
The majority of child abuse cases stem from situations and conditions that are preventable. Ensuring that parents have resources such as parenting education or mental health services can go a long way toward preventing the nightmare of child abuse.
Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home (CPCH) is dedicated to providing families with the resources they need to raise their children in a supportive, loving environment. In 2008:
• almost 500 people attended parenting classes or received counseling from CPCH's Family Outfitters Program;
• 15 single parents and their 28 children were sustained and strengthened through CPCH's Single Parent Family Program;
• 31 children and teens in CPCH's Residential Care Program received loving care and counseling, equipping them with some of the tools needed to break the cycle of abuse in their own lives.
This April, during Child Abuse Prevention Month, we invite you to contribute online to CPCH in support of our efforts to help prevent child abuse through solutions such as education, counseling and residential programs.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a month devoted to transforming communities into places that care about - and actively support - children and families. In a recent poll, 89 percent of Americans reported that child abuse was a "very important" moral issue to them. But, it's not enough to just care about the problem. It's not enough to address the consequences of the problem. We all have to work together to prevent the problem.
The majority of child abuse cases stem from situations and conditions that are preventable. Ensuring that parents have resources such as parenting education or mental health services can go a long way toward preventing the nightmare of child abuse.
Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home (CPCH) is dedicated to providing families with the resources they need to raise their children in a supportive, loving environment. In 2008:
• almost 500 people attended parenting classes or received counseling from CPCH's Family Outfitters Program;
• 15 single parents and their 28 children were sustained and strengthened through CPCH's Single Parent Family Program;
• 31 children and teens in CPCH's Residential Care Program received loving care and counseling, equipping them with some of the tools needed to break the cycle of abuse in their own lives.
This April, during Child Abuse Prevention Month, we invite you to contribute online to CPCH in support of our efforts to help prevent child abuse through solutions such as education, counseling and residential programs.
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