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Northumberland County Children & Youth urges prevention steps; commissioners proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month
Summary
County Children and Youth staff presented 2023 local child‑abuse figures, prevention ideas and a county event; the commissioners unanimously proclaimed April 2025 Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Northumberland County Children and Youth staff outlined local child‑abuse statistics and community prevention steps during a county commissioners meeting, and the board unanimously proclaimed April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The department said the county had 538 reports in 2023 that met the legal definition of child abuse and that 95 of those reports were substantiated after investigations. Staff gave a per‑child rate: about 30.2 reports for every 1,000 children and about 5.3 substantiated cases per 1,000 children, based on a county child population of 17,818 in 2023.
The numbers underscore the department’s prevention focus, officials said, and staff listed community…
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