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
Statement by Randy Coe, president, Kosair Charities on HB 157 passing the Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee I, along with all of the face it® partners, applaud Chairman Shickel and the members of the Senate Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations committee for passing HB 157 today. We are now...
NPR | RENEE MONTAGNE AND PAM FESSLER | FEBRUARY 25, 2014 A federal commission to prevent children's deaths from abuse and neglect held its first meeting on Monday. Figuring out the extent of the problem is just one challenge facing the new commission. About 1700 children die in the U.S. each year...
Contact: Lynn Allen 502.893.3900 x261 lallen@famchildplace.org Louisville, Ky. (January 31, 2014) – Family and Children’s Place (F&CP) received a $23,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Louisville to bring mobile technology to the agency’s HANDS program. HANDS provides voluntary visitation for first-time and expectant parents that begins during pregnancy or shortly after the child’s birth....
(Louisville, KY –January 21, 2014) Governor Steve Beshear’s budget address was a true demonstration of his commitment to the future of Kentucky by investing in our kids. The safety and well-being of children is essential for the Commonwealth to thrive. The Face It Policy Team commends the Governor for continuing...
The Face It Movement is heading to the capital. Partners from several organizations within the Face It Movement will be in attendance to show support for Child Advocacy Day in Frankfort on Thursday, January 16th. Child Advocacy Day is dedicated to coming together and speaking up on behalf of children. Face It partners in attendance include the Center for Women...
WEKU | STU JOHNSON | JANUARY 9, 2014 Legislation that requires training for physicians so they can better spot signs of child abuse is pending in Frankfort. The bill was given a preliminary hearing Thursday at the state capital. A few years ago, the state legislature required nurses, emergency room workers, and...
THE COURIER JOURNAL | JONATHON PALMER | JANUARY 9, 2014 Lawmakers in the House say they hope to make room in the state budget for a panel that reviews files on child deaths related to abuse and neglect. Members of the Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel told legislators Thursday...
Louisville, KY - The holidays are a time to embrace family and celebrate the gifts we have been given, material and otherwise. But there is something else that often accompanies holiday cheer - street that can put child at risk for abuse. With children home from school, holiday travel and the...
MEDIA ADVISORY: 9:00 a.m., October 4 , 2013 Press Contact: Erin Jones erin@inmodemarketing.com 502.774.0767 TURTLE LIVE ACTION CORN MAZE Proceeds Benefit the Face It Movement & Kosair Charities® Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine at U of L WHAT | Popes Creek Ranch, in Ernie Brown Jr.’s aka Turtleman’s hometown of Lebanon, KY will open it’s Turtle-shaped Live Action corn maze...
LOUISVILLE, KY - On Friday, June 21, 2013 hundreds gathered at the new Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center, at 1000 S. Fifth Street, for the official opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. Last year, more than 1,400 children who reported sexual abuse came to Family & Children’s Place seeking help from advocates...
