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Child Abuse Prevention Month - Overview

Each April, DHS launches, in collaboration with Family Resources, and A Child’s Place at Mercy (part of Pittsburgh Mercy Health System), and with the support of other community partners, a campaign to raise awareness about the need to prevent child abuse.

For over a decade, the campaigns have strategically focused on a number of important child protection and safety concerns affecting Allegheny County. Some have focused attention on a particular form of abuse that finds its way into tragic headlines. Some have aimed to reach the general public with the message that "preventing child abuse is a community responsibility." All have offered helpful supports and resources.

This page compiles a retrospective of Child Abuse Prevention Month awareness campaigns supported by the DHS Office of Community Relations.

2012 - Choose Your Partner Carefully - Your Baby is Counting on You

Choose Your Partner Carefully Webpage

Materials
"Choose your partner carefully" brochure
"Choose your caregiver carefully" brochure