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Madison County proclaims April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month after Protective Services presents 2025 referral figures
Summary
Madison County approved a proclamation recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month after Madison County Protective Services staff introduced their team and reported 2025 referral figures the meeting transcript records as 750 mandatory, 185 non-mandatory and 819 total reports.
At a Madison County meeting, officials adopted a proclamation recognizing April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month after staff from Madison County Protective Services presented last year’s referral figures.
Sarah Poland, who identified herself as the ongoing supervisor at Madison County Protective Services, opened the presentation by thanking staff and introducing team members including Program Specialist Steph Bradford, intake worker Amy Hicks and intern Sarah Miller. Poland said the office’s 2025 caseload included what the meeting transcript records as "750 mandatory, 185 non-mandatory protocols resulting in 819 reports," adding that "every number is a child, a family, and a story." The transcript uses the phrase "Max County" in one place; that has been corrected to "Madison County" in this report to reflect the jurisdiction named elsewhere in the proceedings.
A clerk read a proclamation that described child maltreatment’s long-term harms and urged a communitywide effort—social service agencies, schools, faith communities, law enforcement and businesses—to support families and prevent abuse. The proclamation calls on citizens and organizations to increase participation in local prevention efforts.
A motion to adopt the proclamation was moved and seconded; a roll-call vote recorded "yes" votes from Mr. Shay, Dr. Zenikas and Mr. Wallace, and the proclamation was approved. The transcript records the roll call names but does not specify official titles for those individuals. The meeting then paused with informal remarks and a note about returning around 9:20 a.m.
The Protective Services presentation cited the numerical totals above but did not provide further detail in the transcript about the distinctions between "mandatory" and "non-mandatory" protocols, or about the breakdown of the 819 reports; those clarifications were not provided during the recorded remarks and are listed as "not specified." The proclamation does not create a new program or funding commitment; it is a formal declaration urging community action and partnerships.
The meeting record shows the proclamation was adopted; no additional votes or directives tied to the proclamation were recorded in the transcript.
