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County proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month, highlights prevention and response statistics
Summary
Contra Costa County marked April as Child Abuse Prevention Month; county staff noted prevention programs, 19,719 hotline reports in FY 2023–24, a 98% timely completion rate for investigations, and coordination of services for 887 children.
Contra Costa County supervisors on April 1 joined county staff and the Child Abuse Prevention Council to proclaim April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and to spotlight prevention work and community supports.
Rosalind Gentry, director of Children and Family Services in the Employment and Human Services Department, told the board that child abuse and neglect affect children regardless of age, race or income and can have long-term impacts. She reported…
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