Last year, there were 67 reported cases of child abuse in Mid-Shore families. That sobering fact makes the acknowledgement of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month something quite tangible for those who live and care about children in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties.
And the only thing that those 67 families have in common is the Children’s Advocacy Center at Regional Shore Health. The Mid-Shore’s frontline in working with victims with a remarkably comprehensive, multi-disciplinary response to alleged incidences of child sexual and physical abuse.
The Spy recently interviewed Center coordinator Kami Morris and administrator Diane Shaffer about how the Mid-Shore communities are dealing with this form of domestic violence and the services available to them through the CAC.
This video is approximately six minutes in length
For those seeking more information, The CAC can be reached at 410-820-7141 or [email protected]. More information is available at www.talbotcac.org.
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