National Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Prevent Child Abuse Lake County is a nonprofit organization formed to raise awareness about child abuse in Northwest Indiana. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 was Primary Election Day in the Hoosier State, We bring back conversations with some of the victors of the election from Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks Ellen Hennessy on preventing child abuse in Lake County, Indiana.

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.