Illinois HR 767: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

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HR0767LRB104 21307 ECR 36121 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, April is annually recognized as National Child 

3Abuse Prevention Month to highlight the importance of families 

4and communities working together to prevent child abuse and 

5neglect, as the prevention services developed by this 

6cooperation can help parents, caregivers, and communities 

7protect children and strengthen families; and

8 WHEREAS, According to the Illinois Department of Children 

9and Family Services, over 125,000 children are affected by 

10child abuse in the State annually; and

11 WHEREAS, The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was 

12passed in 1974; while it has been amended many times over the 

13years, the purpose of the original legislation is still 

14intact; nevertheless, the United States Congress made a 

15further commitment to implementing solutions to child abuse in 

16the early 1980s; and

17 WHEREAS, Recognizing the alarming rate at which children 

18continued to be abused and neglected and the need for new 

19programs to prevent child abuse as well as assist parents and 

20families affected by mistreatment, the United States Senate 

21and House of Representatives resolved that the first National 

22Child Abuse Prevention Week should be designated during the 

HR0767- 2 -LRB104 21307 ECR 36121 r

1week of June 6 through June 12, 1982; and

2 WHEREAS, The first National Child Abuse Prevention Month 

3was then declared in April 1983, and since then, child abuse 

4awareness activities have been promoted across the country 

5during the month of April each year, such as the Blue Ribbon 

6Campaign initiative; and

7 WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon Campaign had its early beginnings 

8as a Virginia grandmother's tribute to her