(Louisville, KY, April 30, 2018) – Kosair Charities® Face It® Movement to End Child Abuse, initiated in 2013 in response to the number of child abuse deaths in Kentucky, brings together community partners and leaders to celebrate recent successes and commit to be the faces that ends child abuse in the Commonwealth....
By Debbie Abreu April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It began in 1983 when a report about 500,000 abused children caught the attention and heart of President, Ronald Reagan. Sadly, since the first Child Abuse Prevention Month, the number of abused children has grown. In 2016, just over 21,000 children in...
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...
(Louisville, KY, March 14, 2018) – In the coming weeks, the Kosair Chairities® Face It Movement and its partners will host several events focused on recognizing and preventing child abuse, strengthening kids and families, and engaging communities. Keeping kids safe is an adult responsibility and Child Abuse Prevention Month serves as a...
Children deserve to grow and thrive free from abuse and neglect, and they depend on adults to keep them safe. SB 236, passed by the Kentucky General Assembly this Spring and signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin, closes gaps in background checks of adults who work with children at...
Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn and grow. Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are harmful events in a child’s life, which may include emotional, physical, or sexual abuse or household dysfunction. A child dealing with ACEs may show physical or...
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Eye-catching sign on Watterson Expressway to raise awareness April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Uspiritus is using its large gymnasium windows to help raise the public’s awareness about keeping kids safe in our community. For the month of April, drivers heading east on the Watterson Expressway (between Newburg Road and Bardstown...
[gallery ids="1469,1848,1842"] St. Joseph Children’s Home and Kosair Charities® celebrate two Silent Messenger statues on St. Joe’s  Frankfort Avenue campus and Dr. Terry Brooks, Executive Director of Kentucky Youth Advocates announces partnership between St. Joe’s and Face It® Movement What: St. Joseph Children’s Home and Kosair Charities Silent Messenger statue celebration; announcement of St....
Governor, First Lady to join effort to protect area children at the Big Four Bridge Lawn WHAT:     Family & Children’s Place, The Face It® Movement, Kosair Charities® and other area children’s service agencies will kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month with a rally Wednesday, March 30, to talk about child...