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
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today at Mellwood Arts Center in Louisville, the Kosair for Kids’ Face It Movement is hosting the third annual The Art of Healing event with the support of Fund for the Arts. This three-hour event is free and open to the public, and will include performances and...
As we recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, we also celebrate meaningful progress made during Kentucky’s 2025 legislative session. The Kosair for Kids Face It Movement continues to drive systemic change by advancing policies that prevent child abuse and support families across the commonwealth. This year’s session brought significant momentum...
LOUISVILLE, KY – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, an important time to remember that everyone has a role to play in keeping kids safe and building strong communities for families to grow and thrive. For over a decade, the Face It Movement, an initiative founded and funded by Kosair for Kids,...
Each day social workers touch millions of lives. In fact, you, a family member, or a friend have likely already been helped by a social worker. Social workers are everywhere in our communities; working in schools, hospitals, mental health care facilities, veteran centers, child welfare agencies and in local, state,...
To further support this mission, Face It is excited to launch the Face It Child Abuse and Neglect Data Dashboard—a user-friendly tool designed to increase access to critical data and inform communities, advocates, and policymakers working to strengthen Kentucky’s child welfare system. The dashboard provides the most recent full year of...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse is something that everyone can play a part in preventing. From business professionals to grandparents, neighbors, teachers, and grocery store clerks– everyone has a role in preventing child abuse and promoting safe environments for children. The latest national Child Maltreatment report shows that...
Navigating adolescence can be difficult for both youth and their caregivers. During this crucial transition between childhood and adulthood, youth experience physical, cognitive, social, and hormonal changes that can be overwhelming. Many youth at this stage in their lives are trying to figure out who they are and where they...
by: Deanna Lynn, Executive Director of Refuge for Women KY Keeping kids safe is an adult responsibility, and one way to do that is to recognize that trafficking can and does happen in many different ways in our community and to the people we care about. One Kentucky woman shares her...
Kentucky’s Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel has released its 2024 Annual Report, which includes a comprehensive review of every child death and near-death in the state fiscal year 2023 referred to the panel by the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. This state-mandated...
By Kiera Dunk Originally published on Kentucky Youth AdvocatesContent warning: This blog, or pages it links to, contains information about sensitive subjects including abuse and violence.The most recent data released shows that rates of child abuse are down since 2019, but still not enough. This is not acceptable, and I think you all will...
