Rep. Corrine Brown: “I rise on behalf of one of our society's most valuable and most vulnerable groups of citizens: our Children. For more…”

“I rise on behalf of one of our society's most valuable and most vulnerable groups of citizens: our Children. For more than a decade, April has been recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that nearly one million children were abused and neglected in 1997. Child abuse is society's concern. Prevention of child abuse demands that everyone--Federal, State and local government as well as community service providers, teachers, businesses, families, friends and neighbors must work as a unit to protect our children. This Friday is Children's Memorial Day; a day set aside to memorialize the thousands of children and youth killed each year as a result of child abuse. I challenge each Member of Congress to help expand awareness and encourage prevention efforts for this nationwide problem. Violence against our children must end. Preventing child abuse is everybody's business. Make it yours.”