North Haven Observes Child Abuse Prevention Month In April

Press release from the Town of North Haven:

April 6, 2023

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! The Town of North Haven will host their 12th annual display of Pinwheels for Prevention during the month of April on the Memorial Town Hall front lawn – 18 Church Street.

The pinwheel represents, for so many people, what every child deserves—a happy, healthy childhood. In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the pinwheel as the national symbol for child abuse prevention through Pinwheels for Prevention®. The pinwheel represents the happy, healthy childhood every child deserves. Over the years, the pinwheel has taken off and is a popular symbol of the great childhoods we want for all children.

Child Abuse Prevention Month raises awareness of the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect right from the start and of “stopping the hurt before it happens”. Since 2008 more than 5 million pinwheels have been distributed nationwide. The pinwheels help to express that through a collective community commitment, We all can play a role to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Pinwheel displays have a multi-pronged purpose:

• To present a fun way of thinking about prevention
• To stress that family health is crucial to community and economic development, and that investing in our most vulnerable citizens benefits all of us
• To encourage everyone to become educated on the issues and then to take action in support of a world free of child maltreatment

Child abuse and neglect are preventable. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, please call the DCF Careline at 1-800-842-2288. The Careline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and staffed by full-time, highly skilled professionals.

This press release was produced by the Town of North Haven. The views expressed here are the author's own.