On January 21, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) published a report on racial inequities that in Pennsylvania’s welfare and public assistance programs, including but not limited to, the child welfare system, judicial system, and job placement programs following a three-year study. The report notes that the Department serves more than 3 million Pennsylvanians […]

February marks Black History Month, a celebration of the contributions African Americans and Black Americans have made to American history. As we reflect on the struggles for freedom and equality that the Black community continues to endure, we remain committed to bringing awareness  to  how child abuse and neglect impacts black children. Children growing up […]

January marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the United States. This year, we mark this awareness month in the middle of a global pandemic that has caused many children to learn from home in a virtual setting. Our CEO Angela Liddle recently discussed the impacts of limited in-person interaction on the decline of reported of child abuse and neglect […]

Earlier this month, a waitress in Florida detected signs of child abuse while serving a family dinner on New Year’s Day. After noticing that the parents denied their 11-year-old son food at the restaurant, Flavaine Carvalho saw bruises and scratches on the boy’s body. When Carvalho asked the parents about the boy’s meal, they told her he would eat […]

This year has looked vastly different for children and families in Pennsylvania. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many schools have moved online, and students are spending more time on the internet than ever before. With that, comes an increased risk of encountering predators or accessing inappropriate information. Our organization was recently invited to participate […]

This year we are going virtual On Thursday, November 5th, we will be hosting a virtual symposium to discuss child protection, education, and the impact of substance use on children, as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion for youth. In a time with heightened focus on our education system, and COVID-19 impacting child abuse reports, […]

Reports of online child exploitation have risen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic Sarah E. Needleman 5/31/20 https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-children-spend-more-time-online-predators-follow-11590926401?mod=hp_lead_pos11 Jennifer Gross had warned her 12-year-old daughter about the potential dangers of socializing with strangers online, but said the message had often fallen on deaf ears. Now the preteen understands the concern. Since mid-March, the daughter […]

By Haven Evans When I first came across recent The Wall Street Journal “As Children Spend More Time Online, Predators Follow” I was alarmed but not surprised to read about the national rates of online child exploitation reports. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in March of this year they had […]

Project Protect, a five-step plan to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) launched by the Technology Coalition, recently gained the support of some of the world’s largest tech companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft. This project aims to incorporate a “strategic five pillar plan”: tech innovation, collective action, independent […]