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Be a child's advocate
A Guest Editorial by Jim Pollard
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN is one of our very highest priorities. Every
child deserves to have a loving and supportive home that nurtures their develop-
ment. It is vital that all adults ensure thatehildren are safe and are given the op-
portunity to grow into adulthood.
There are no excuses for child abuse or neglect. The consequences of abuse or
neglect last a lifetime. Unfortunately, even in Hemphill County, we have children
who are victims. There is no one socio-economic or ethnic group in which abuse and
neglect happen. They happen across all levels of families.
What can you do for these children? Here are just a few suggestions:
Volunteer your time. Help vulnerable childx-en and their families. Simple
support for children and their parents is a big step toward prevention.
Support prevention programs. Family counseling and home visits by nurses
who provide assistance for newborns and their parents have been proven to stop
abuse before it starts.
Know what child abuse is and what the signs are. Physical and sexual abuse
constitute maltreatment, but so does neglect and emotional beratement.
Unexplained injuries and bruises, depression, fear of certain adults, inappropriate
sexual behavior, difficulty trusting others or making friends, changes in routine
habits, poor hygiene, absence fromschool and hostility are signs of abuse or neglect.
This is not a comprehensive list, but only a few examples.
Report abuse. This is never an easy thing to do, but just think of the consequences
if it is not done. When talking to a child about abuse, listen carefully, assure the
child that he or she did the right thing telling an adult, and affirm that the child is
not responsible for what happened. The Hemphill County Sheriffs Department is
very responsive to the protection of our children.
Be a foster parent. The closest thing on this earth to an angel is a good foster
parent. Talk about hard work, stress and a complete test of one's character. There
are all degrees of foster parents, but those who are loving, nurturing, supportive,
knowledgeable and strong make a huge impact on the life of a child who desperately
needs help.
Be an advocate for a child wying out for help.
The least of these
THOUGH THIS NATION'S DEEP DIVISIONS are increas-
ingly evident these days, there are a few concerns we all share
and issues on which we can all pretty much agree. Surely we
can all agree that child abuse is abhorrent in all of its devastat-
ing forms—from the unchecked taunting and bullying on school
campuses that led recently to the suicides of two Massachusetts
students, to the sexual and physical abuse of our youngest and
most vulnerable citizens.
Consensus on this issue—though achievable—is not nearly
enough. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, an annual
opportunity to raise the issues of child abuse and neglect above
the murky surface beneath which they are too often concealed. It
is a chance to make a renewed commitment, and a very personal
one, to keeping all of our children safe and healthy—not just
those with whose care we fire directly charged, but also the
unloved and unwanted and overlooked and unnoticed.
We each have a role in preventing child abuse and in
strengthening families. We each have a responsibility. We do
not choose it. It chooses us. When we notice signs of abuse,
when we suspect mistreatment or injury, when we see a child
disadvantaged by poverty Or neglect, we are called upon to act.
Long before the damage has been done and the injury suffered,
we are called upon to care, to observe, to become involved in
nurturing the growth and education of our young people.
The people of this community are certainly no slackers when
it comes to caring for children and coming to their aid. We can
always do more.
('ASA is an organization thatrelies on community volunteers
to intervene in the lives of children who are abused or neglected,
and who—without that intervention—could easily perpetuate
that relentless cycle of abuse and neglect as adults. CASA
volunteers serve as guardians to those broken children who are
thrust into an overburdened legal and social services network
whose resources are too few but whose responsibilities are far
too critical to go unmet. More volunteers are always needed.
The work of CASA volunteers is crucial to preventing
child abuse and ensuring that children live in safe, permanent
environments where they can thrive. Studies have indicated
that children with a CASA volunteer are less likely to languish
in long-term foster care, more likely to receive needed services,
and less likely to x-eenter the fostercare system.
In January 2010, the Fourth National Incidence Study of
Child Abuse and Neglect shed new light on the current state of
child abuse and neglect in the US. It documented "declines in
rates of all categories of abuse across both definition standards
(sexual and physical abuse)." There is still much work to be
done.
Each of us has been blessed with some ability, some asset,
some innate understanding, that could make a crucial difference
in a child's life. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is the
perfect time to make or renew Our commitment to keeping all of
our children safe from harm—by extending a hand, writing a
check, volunteering our time—and to providing a constant light
which can help guide their walk through this world.
For those who want to do something, and don't know quite
what, CASA is as good place to begin making fi difference in
some child's life,
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.casaforchildren.ot-g/ or www.texascasa.org/
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