April 1 - National Childhelp® Day Of Hope

Happy National Childhelp® Day Of Hope! This day takes place each year during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. 

The first Wednesday in April is set aside to ask the country to make a life-long commitment to joining the fight to end child abuse and neglect. 

Child abuse and neglect affect an estimated seven hundred thousand children each year in the United States. Of these, the youngest are the most vulnerable.  

In 2015 in the United States, statistics from the U.S. Administration for Children & Families estimate that 1,670 children died as a result of abuse and neglect. 

The victims who survive face potential life-long issues. Some of the issues include: 

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  • at risk of becoming abusive themselves 
• • may abuse alcohol and drugs 
• • depression 
• • suicide 
• • criminal behavior 
• • other addictions 

However, there is hope. Organizations across the country provide support to the victims through programs that not only raise awareness but provide ways to prevent child abuse.  

The programs also create pathways to intervention leading children out of abusive situations and into either foster homes or group homes.  

These programs create a network of information designed to increase the awareness of the victims so they can feel empowered to speak to the adults in their lives who will advocate for them.  

The day also provides resources to encourage reporting of abuse through hotlines to bring the vulnerable to safety. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Lighting a five wick candle and observing a five-minute silence represents the approximately five children who die every day as a result of abuse in the United States. Fight to end child abuse and use #ChildhelpNationalDayOfHope to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 2000, a Congressional resolution designated National Childhelp® Day of Hope to be observed on the first Wednesday of April each year. 

American philanthropist and retired actress Yvonne Fedderson (born Yvonne Glee Lime)and American actress and writer Sara O’Meara (born Sara Elizabeth Buckner) worked to bring this day and the victims it honors to light. 

To find out more about this day, visit the website below: 

https://www.Childhelp.org 

What can you do help a child victim of abuse today? 

#ChildrenNationalDayOfHope 

@childhelp
@congressdotgov 

@nichecinema 

DATES 

April 05, 2021 
April 06, 2022 
April 05, 2023 
April 03, 2024 
April 02, 2025 
April 01, 2026 
April 07, 2027 
April 05, 2028 
April 04, 2029 
April 03, 2030