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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an initiative rooted in communities working together to serve children and their families in meaningful, impactful ways that provide families what they need to thrive, even through adversity. LaShaunta Pierce Local Office Director for the Indiana Department of Child Services for Lake County is on Lakeshore Public Radio to tips on how we can all join in the national effort to raise awareness about the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Child Services says child neglect and abuse deaths increased during fiscal year 2017.A report released…