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Larimer County proclaims April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month; officials cite thousands of referrals and push kinship placements
Summary
Larimer County commissioners proclaimed April 2026 Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. County human‑services staff said the prior year yielded about 7,000 child‑welfare referrals involving roughly 5,500 unique children and emphasized prevention, kinship placements and the need for more local foster homes.
Larimer County on April 7 proclaimed April 2026 Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month and heard a detailed presentation from the Department of Human Services about local child‑welfare work and prevention programs.
Thad Paul, division manager for Children, Youth and Family, told the board that over the last year Larimer County received about 7,000 referrals involving roughly 5,500 unique children, and that about 2,000 children required a formal assessment. Paul framed most referrals as related to neglect and…
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