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When will this Day be celebrated?  August 15th of each calendar year.

What is World Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Day?  

With more awareness of what are clues or signs of possible child abuse or neglect there will be more advocates, heroes and healers of at-risk children to save them from additional trauma, addictions, risky behavior, crime, and death by either murder or suicide. Parents, family members, neighbors, classmates, friends, janitors, cashiers, coaches, etc will now be additional eyes and support to mandated reporters like teachers and religious personnel by making them aware of the signs of abuse they’ve noticed on a child or teen.

Why is this day being created?   

There should be more done to help the most vulnerable especially after Covid and what lockdowns brought to the surface on how important other’s observations are in preventing and or reporting of possible child abuse. Without regular access to the public via schools or kid clubs or the likes of it it is critical that that void is filled.

How should this day be observed?   

It should be observed as a day of reckoning, of life- changing and life-saving testimonies of survivors, rescuers, advocates, mandatory reporters, nurses, doctors, psychologists, EMTs, law enforcement etc.

Who created this day?  This day was created by Maria Azurdia in 2022.