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Pratt County proclaims April 22 as National Drug Endangered Children's Awareness Day
Summary
Pam Ford and a steering committee asked the commission to declare April 22, 2026, as Drug Endangered Children's Awareness Day; the commission read and unanimously approved the proclamation and agreed to sign and photograph the proclamation for social media.
Pam Ford, representing the Pratt County Drug Endangered Children's Alliance, asked the commission to sign a proclamation declaring April 22, 2026, as National Drug Endangered Children's Day in Pratt County. Ford introduced other steering-committee members (Joy Schwartz, Tracy Beverly and Carrie Liggett) and said the committee hoped the county would join in the observation.
The commission read the proclamation aloud — which called attention to the risk of abuse and neglect for children exposed to caregiver substance misuse and the need for multidisciplinary community support — and moved to adopt it. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners agreed to sign the proclamation and take photographs for social media.
The action is ceremonial but flagged an ongoing local awareness effort; the alliance requested a copy and a photo to publicize the day to residents.
