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
It’s almost Halloween! As kids take to the streets dressed as their favorite superheroes, princesses, and scary creatures it is our duty, as adults, to ensure a fun and safe holiday. Check out our 13 tips to keep kids safe this Halloween! Avoid letting your kids trick-or-treat alone. Kids 12...
As parents, we always want our babies to be as cozy as possible, snuggled with blankets and to have a pillow or stuffed animal around them for naps and bedtime. The reality is, this puts the baby in extreme danger, especially if they are under one-year-old. October is Safe Sleep...
This was originally posted as an op-ed by the Courier Journal and Kentucky Today. By Dr. MELISSA CURRIE AND DR. CHRISTINA HOWARD It’s finally fall in the commonwealth, which means cooler temperatures, leaves changing, and college football season. As child abuse pediatricians at University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, we are...
Just by being you, you are fulfilling your purpose in this world, and making it a better place. September is Suicide Awareness Month which brings light to darnkess, and gives a voice to this silent struggle. As long as it has taken you to read this, 800,000 people have died from suicide. Talking...
Today is National Read A Book Day! When children read, it unlocks a lifetime full of benefits, such as building deeper bonds with family when reading together, expanded vocabulary, better comprehension, deeper understanding of the world around them and even helps them learn and understand themselves better. Here are some ways...
Being a parent in today’s world can be difficult, like trying to balance working full time while helping with homework, getting to sports practices, making dinner, and finding time for self-care on top of dealing with the unsolicited opinions from other parents. Below are a few tips to help you manage those...
Preventing child abuse and neglect seems like a daunting task, leaving us asking, “where do we start?” The reality is that achieving Face It’s goal of ending child abuse and neglect is possible if we all come together with the same vision: keep our kids safe so they can thrive. It...
By Courtney Rasche Kids are complex little humans. They are very impressionable. They soak in every ounce of attention we give them, even the negative. They are learning how to manage this world, how their body works, how they respond to people, and how people respond to them and their actions....
Many of Kentucky's kids are gearing up to go back to school this month. This may be more exciting for parents than it is for kids! Now is a great time to get back on your family's school year routine. Here are a few tips to ensure a smooth and...
It is hot, hot, HOT! As the summer continues to heat up, it's important to remember that a child’s body temperature rises 3-5 times faster than adults. Heat stroke can happen when the child's body cannot cool itself quickly enough. Any parent or caregiver, even a very loving and attentive one, can forget a...
