Protecting our children from abuse by working together

  • Members of the Burnet County Child Welfare Board, Court-appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes and Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center are pictured here April 9 with Burnet County commissioners and county officials (back row) after the government body proclaimed April  Child Abuse Awareness Month.
    Members of the Burnet County Child Welfare Board, Court-appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes and Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center are pictured here April 9 with Burnet County commissioners and county officials (back row) after the government body proclaimed April Child Abuse Awareness Month.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. We all must work together to protect our children and prevent Child Abuse in our community, and the first step is to provide awareness and education to all.The processes of prevention, action, and healing from the traumas of abuse are complex— and no one organization can do this alone. Our systems require involvement of many different…

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