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
There are many milestones when it comes to parenting. First words, crawling, first steps, and everything in between. It can be fun, a little scary, and exciting to experience your child learning something new. Every milestone brings change—but some can feel a little more overwhelming than others. Potty Training. This...
by Troya Carr, Program Specialist at ECHOThis blog is part of our ECHO: Keeping Kids Safe blog series. If parenting teens these days feels like trying to keep up with the latest TikTok trend, confusing, fast-moving, and somehow already outdated by the time you figure it out, you’re not alone. Today’s...
by Troya Carr, Program Specialist at ECHOThis blog is part of our ECHO: Keeping Kids Safe blog series. As kids grow up and start making more decisions on their own—about school, friendships, technology, and more—it’s important they have the tools to make choices that keep them safe and mentally strong. Why Brain...
by Troya Carr, Program Specialist at ECHOThis blog is part of our ECHO: Keeping Kids Safe blog series. Raising Resilient Kids: The Importance of Teaching Coping Skills Now that our kids are spending more time at home for the summer, there’s no better time to reflect on how we can support the...
I have to admit that I love a list. A concise list is easy to digest and can be easy to remember. At the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement, we want to make understanding child abuse prevention easy, attainable, and maybe even enjoyable. While child maltreatment is tragic and is...
As we recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, we also celebrate meaningful progress made during Kentucky’s 2025 legislative session. The Kosair for Kids Face It Movement continues to drive systemic change by advancing policies that prevent child abuse and support families across the commonwealth. This year’s session brought significant momentum...
by: Deanna Lynn, Executive Director of Refuge for Women KY Keeping kids safe is an adult responsibility, and one way to do that is to recognize that trafficking can and does happen in many different ways in our community and to the people we care about. One Kentucky woman shares her...
Kentucky’s Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel has released its 2024 Annual Report, which includes a comprehensive review of every child death and near-death in the state fiscal year 2023 referred to the panel by the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. This state-mandated...
By Kiera Dunk Originally published on Kentucky Youth AdvocatesContent warning: This blog, or pages it links to, contains information about sensitive subjects including abuse and violence.The most recent data released shows that rates of child abuse are down since 2019, but still not enough. This is not acceptable, and I think you all will...
Advocates, policymakers, partners, parents, and friends – thank you for all of your support and dedication to keeping kids safe throughout 2024. As this year comes to a close, let’s take time to reflect professionally, organizationally, and as a community to reflect on goals that were accomplished, challenges that were...
