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
This Child Abuse Prevention Month, partners around Kentucky joined together to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect, find ways to strengthen our community’s role in keeping kids safe, and empower parents and caregivers. As Child Abuse Prevention Month comes to a close, it’s important to remember that prevention efforts...
Earlier this month, while visiting my family for Easter, my young nieces asked me to play outside with their new chalk. We were giggling, drawing silly pictures all over the drive, seeing who could use up a piece of chalk the fastest, and making sure every color was used. I...
Child abuse and neglect is preventable and every Kentuckian has a unique role to play in keeping kids safe. In the efforts to end child abuse and neglect, knowledge is our best tool and it starts within the community. We are all members of a community, whether that’s our neighborhood,...
Everyone can play a role in keeping kids safe, but that only happens when people know the signs to look out for. Some warning signs of child abuse, like grooming behaviors, can be difficult to spot because they appear as normal adult-child relationships especially when the abuser is a family...
Advocates, policymakers, partners, parents, and friends – thank you for all of your support and dedication to keeping kids safe throughout 2025. As this year nears its end, we’re reflecting on the goals that were accomplished, challenges that were overcome, and areas to continue growing in the new year. As...
This October 4th, the Kosair For Kids Face It Movement once again raised awareness to the critically important TEN-4-FACESp Bruising Rule and emphasized the importance of adults knowing the signs and symptoms of child abuse and how to report it. The Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Lurie Children’s is...
by: Courtney Lauver, LCSW, Therapist at Bridge Counseling & Wellness in Louisville September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. While we would prefer to avoid thinking of this topic in relation to our children, according to SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration), 3.2 million children aged 12-17 reported they...
This October, the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement is once again bringing awareness to the critically important TEN-4-FACESp Bruising Rule, the technique to recognize concerning bruising on young children, and emphasizing the importance of training adults on recognizing, reporting, and preventing child abuse September 20 - October 3. This...
Access to high quality, safe child care settings is critical for families across the Commonwealth. But recent data reports highlight an increase of child abuse and maltreatment cases in child care programs across Kentucky:-- 46% increase in hotline complaints from 2022–2024-- 73% increase in substantiated incidents of child abuse and...
Contact:Kelsey Dimarkdimar@kyyouth.org Kosair for Kids Face It Movement: Safe Medication Storage Keeps Kids Safe Louisville, KY – Over one in three of all child fatalities and near fatalities in Kentucky were related to the ingestion of substances, according to the latest Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel annual report. Of...
