"The closing of schools is a disaster for abused children. Teachers are the primary reporters of suspicious bruises or behavior suggesting child abuse. But now those protective eyes and ears are not on children who may be seriously hurt at home. Hospitals are seeing more children injured by family members. Sadly, history shows us that child abuse increases with heightened family stress.
But there can be other “eyes and ears” on children: Court Appointed Special Advocates — CASAs — who play a powerful part in California’s foster care system.
Children need CASAs now more than ever. And we need more CASAs. The CASA system in California needs more support.
We cannot let this global health pandemic evolve into a child abuse pandemic." Read the full article
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