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
Protecting the most precious gift of all. That’s what we at Kosair Charities have worked to do for over 90 years. We strive to help children in need, which is why we formed the Face It movement to end child abuse in our community. We know this is not an easy...
Rick Redding invited KYA Executive Director Terry Brooks to talk about the Face It® movement and KYA on the latest episode of The Rusty Satellite Show podcast. Hear Terry discuss the facts about child abuse in Kentucky and Kosair Charities‘ support of the movement that will make our community abuse-free by 2023 (begins at the 27:00 mark). Listen...
Building Community Prevention Conference October 8th Louisville, KY. October 1, 2014 The Face It® Movement, Children Exposed to Violence Collective Impact Initiative (CEVCII) and Kosair Charities are bringing community leaders together to discuss ending an issue that plagues the Louisville Area: violent acts that impact children. “Children Thrive in Violence-Free Lives: Building...
Louisville, KY-The Department for Community Based Services’ (DCBS) Division of Permanency and Protection released its Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report of Fatalities and Near Fatalities last week. Face It® – a movement led by Kosair Charities to end child abuse and neglect in Jefferson County by 2023 – commends...
The Face It® Movement, created by Kosair Charities, knows that child abuse is a community-wide issue and ending it will take community-wide support. Face It has been working with several community sectors since its launch in April 2013. Each sector – educators, medical professionals, youth, child care providers, and youth-serving...
THE COURIER JOURNAL | MARK BOXLEY | APRIL 9, 2014 More than 100 people stood at the base of the Big Four Bridge on Tuesday morning next to a field of spinning pinwheels, each representing one of Louisville's victims of child abuse. The group came together to support the eradication of child...
Area Private & Public Children’s Agencies Come Together at The Big Four Bridge WHAT: Kosair Charities and Family & Children’s Place, plus a group of other area children’s agencies, will join together to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month and talk about the achievements of the Face It ® Movement...
The Face It® Movement releases infographic with new child abuse statistics (Louisville, KY – March 18, 2014) The Face It® Movement is releasing a new infographic detailing the state of child abuse in Jefferson County in 2012. The data shows the number of children abused decreased only slightly in 2012 from...
This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Courier Journal on Monday, March 9, 2014. You can view it online, here. COURIER JOURNAL | RANDY COE, GERARD RABALAIS, M.D., MELISSA CURRIE, M.D. | MARCH 9, 2014 What is the cure for keeping children from dying from abuse and neglect? The answer...
