HARRISBURG, Pa.—The PA Family Support Alliance (PFSA) kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month with an annual breakfast honoring those who have made a difference in preventing child abuse and highlighting the need for more child abuse education and training in the Commonwealth. With an audience of legislators, child advocates, policymakers and family support and child welfare workers, the annual breakfast served as an opportunity for PFSA to look to the future of how child abuse prevention efforts can be strengthened in PA. According to Angela Liddle, executive director of PFSA, a critical part of prevention efforts is training and educational outreach so that every day citizens know how to recognize and report child abuse. “We must learn, we must get involved, we must find the resources needed, we must hold ourselves and those we know to a standard of accountability for the safety and well-being of our children,” said Liddle. “Every child is my child and your child.” Jay ...
