The month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Tri-County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) works every day to help prevent child abuse as well as support victims through the recovery process.
Executive director and therapist Jacqueline Burgess said it’s important to spread awareness because child abuse is something that happens in every culture and every socioeconomic status.
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