April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

When Families Are Strong, the Future Is Strong 💙

Every April, communities across the country recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness, take action, and build a future where all children grow up safe, supported, and loved.

The work matters. Every year, more than 3 million children in the U.S. are involved in child welfare investigations. Many of these families face overwhelming stress due to poverty, housing instability, or mental health struggles.

At Arden Shore, we believe that prevention starts by supporting families early, equitably, and with care. That means walking hand in hand with parents through challenges before they escalate, connecting them with tools, resources, and relationships that keep children safe at home.

In 2024 alone, Arden Shore served more than 1,600 children and adults through:

• Foster Care and Intact Family Services, keeping families together.
• Bilingual mental health care, addressing trauma and building resilience.
• Community partnerships to ensure families have access to food, housing, and support.

Since 1983, when April was designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month, communities across the country have used this month-long observance to increase awareness of child abuse and its prevention. It is a time when individuals, schools, businesses, hospitals, religious organizations, and social service agencies join to educate everyone about child abuse and neglect prevention. Recognizing that everyone can participate in helping to strengthen families can have an enormous impact on our children’s health and success.

Arden Shore invites our community to get involved and help prevent child abuse during National Child Abuse Prevention Month this April. Your support demonstrates you are a part of our community that cares every day, for every child. The easiest way to help raise awareness is by Wearing Blue on April 4!