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How Communities Can Prevent Child Abuse Before It Starts 04.02.2026

Every April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month invites us to look beyond statistics or headlines and ask a deeper question: What would it look like to stop child abuse?

Prevention doesn’t begin in a courtroom or during a crisis response. It starts in everyday places — our homes, schools, neighborhoods and communities — where struggling families are noticed and people or systems can step in with assistance before harm occurs.