All Kentuckians are mandated reporters. If you believe a child is being abused or neglected, call the Child Protection Hotline.
For contact information in other states, please visit our Report It page.
Child help: National Abuse Hotline:
1-800-4-CHILD
or 1-800-422-4453
By Courtney Rasche LET’S FACE IT, trusting people with our children is hard, even at school or on a sports team. Trusting other adults to care for your child during a sleepover or playdate can be especially tough. Whether school-aged or in high school, there are some things to consider to...
By Courtney Rasche Being a parent in today’s world is extremely difficult, like balancing working full time while helping with homework, getting to sports practices and making dinner. Research shows that being a Mom is equivalent to working two and a half full-time jobs. Moms often work a paid full-time job...
MEDIA CONTACT: Lindsay Wehr lwehr@kosair.org 502-637-7696 *103 Partners in the Face It Movement Release New Resource on Safe Sleepovers and Time with Friends LOUISVILLE, KY – With school out for the summer and children and teens spending more time hosting sleepovers and visiting friends’ houses, partners in the Kosair Charities® Face It® Movement have released a...
This post originally appeared as a blog on the Center for Women and Families. By Cortney Downs Lauren doesn’t remember when the abuse and neglect started, but it makes up some of her earliest memories. As a baby, she was once left in her crib all day without being fed or changed....
This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Courier Journal and Kentucky Today on April 19, 2019. By Keith Inman Everyone likes to be ranked number one – especially here in Kentucky with our prized horses, bourbon, and basketball. But this? This is not a number one ranking Kentuckians should be proud...
On April 15th, the Kosair Charities Face It® Movement brought together community partners and leaders committed to ending child abuse for its annual Community Luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Rachel Denhollander. The luncheon serves as the culminating event for Child Abuse Prevention Month efforts and celebrates recent successes in helping to...
PRESS CONTACTS: Mara Powell Lindsay Wehr mpowell@kyyouth.org lwehr@kosair.org 502-895-8167 *122 502-637-7696 *103 The Kosair Charities Face It® Movement to End Child Abuse Hosts Community Luncheon Community partners and leaders come together in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month and to hear from sexual abuse activist, Rachael Denhollander LOUISVILLE, KY (April 15, 2019)...
During Child Abuse Prevention Month we’re reminded that keeping kids safe from abuse and neglect is up to all of us. As the Face It Movement grows, unique partnerships and creative approaches to child safety continue to emerge. "Delta Dental of Kentucky is excited to announce our partnership with the Kosair...
Keeping kids safe is an adult responsibility. Child Abuse Prevention Month serves as a reminder each year that we can all be the face that ends child abuse and neglect, both in our community and across Kentucky. In April, follow along on social media as Face It posts a daily...
By Courtney Rasche We are officially in an age where kids born after 2007 will never have known a world without internet and iPhones in their hands. Parents are trying to navigate how to parent around these devices, internet safety, keeping up to date on new apps and finding the balance...
