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Mayor Pro Tem proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month; Children's Advocacy Center outlines county services
Summary
Mayor Pro Tem Susan Kaufman proclaimed April 2025 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Bridgeport-based Children's Advocacy Center described five years of service, its role as the county's multi-agency child-interview and family-resource hub and the ongoing need for public and funding support.
Mayor Pro Tem Susan Kaufman read a proclamation declaring April 2025 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and invited Kristen Howell, director of the local Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), to describe the center's work in Wise County.
Howell told the council the CAC has operated in the county for five years and serves as the single location where law enforcement, Department of Family and Protective Services investigators, prosecutors and families meet after an allegation of abuse.…
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