Dr. Melissa Merrick, President of Prevent Child Abuse America with a Covid 19 Message

 you can help ensure that children and families continue to receive the resources and support they need. Circumstances that increase parental stress and anxiety—loss of income, food and housing instability, social disconnection, and limited or nonexistent access to quality healthcare—are more acute now than just a month ago. Evidence shows that these circumstances can increase the risk of child abuse and neglect..

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