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Caldwell County proclaims April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month; DSS staff outline reporting and court procedures
Summary
County commissioners adopted a proclamation naming April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month; DSS staff described mandatory reporting, intake procedures, response timelines and local child‑welfare caseload figures, including 153 March reports and 146 children in custody.
The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation declaring April 2026 Child Abuse Prevention Month, which was read to the Department of Social Services board on Tuesday. Casey Pewitt, identified as the child welfare program manager, read the text noting the county received 260 reports and investigated matters involving 1,638 children in 2025 as cited in the proclamation.
Leah Church, who supervises intake, gave an overview of child welfare operations…
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