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Ensure Children Have Safe and Healthy Homes
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: American Humane Association
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) was passed in 1974 because of increasing public awareness of the need to ensure the safety and welfare of children. CAPTA provides federal money to state and local communities like yours for programs and services to prevent abuse, protect children and strengthen families.
Each year, almost 1 million American children experience abuse and neglect. Of these children, 60 percent suffer neglect, 19 percent physical abuse, 10 percent sexual abuse, and 7 percent emotional maltreatment. All of these forms of abuse can have a lifelong psychological and physical impact on a child. And shockingly, approximately 1400 children are killed each year from abuse, most of whom are under the age of one.
Every five years, CAPTA gets reauthorized. This year it is up for review again. President Bush has already cut many important human service programs in this year's budget (including domestic violence and juvenile justice funds). We need your help to ensure these cuts do not affect the safety of children.
Please ask Congress to not only maintain current funding levels, but to increase funding to keep up with today's economy, so that all children can live in safe and healthy homes.
Each year, almost 1 million American children experience abuse and neglect. Of these children, 60 percent suffer neglect, 19 percent physical abuse, 10 percent sexual abuse, and 7 percent emotional maltreatment. All of these forms of abuse can have a lifelong psychological and physical impact on a child. And shockingly, approximately 1400 children are killed each year from abuse, most of whom are under the age of one.
Every five years, CAPTA gets reauthorized. This year it is up for review again. President Bush has already cut many important human service programs in this year's budget (including domestic violence and juvenile justice funds). We need your help to ensure these cuts do not affect the safety of children.
Please ask Congress to not only maintain current funding levels, but to increase funding to keep up with today's economy, so that all children can live in safe and healthy homes.
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# 19,100:
12:18 pm PDT, May 13,
Laura Liptak, California
# 19,099:
11:45 am PDT, May 13,
Teresa Bryant, New York
# 19,098:
10:58 am PDT, May 13,
Ashley McNair, California
# 19,097:
10:02 am PDT, May 13,
Paula Benson, Washington
# 19,096:
9:58 am PDT, May 13,
Elizabeth Burlock, Canada
# 19,095:
9:43 am PDT, May 13,
Elizabeth Cleveland, Alaska
# 19,094:
8:21 am PDT, May 13,
Suzanne Quiles, New York
# 19,093:
8:06 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
We need to protect our youngest Americans from those who should be caring for them the most.
We need to protect our youngest Americans from those who should be caring for them the most.
# 19,092:
8:02 am PDT, May 13,
Claudia Montoya, Georgia
# 19,091:
7:33 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, California
# 19,090:
7:30 am PDT, May 13,
Autumn Litton, Georgia
I personally have 2 children. I look at them on a daily basis and wonder how anyone could ever harm a child. I am on the board for Prevent Child Abuse and this is something that is very important to me. Our children need this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I personally have 2 children. I look at them on a daily basis and wonder how anyone could ever harm a child. I am on the board for Prevent Child Abuse and this is something that is very important to me. Our children need this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 19,089:
7:13 am PDT, May 13,
Mary Burke, New Jersey
PROTECT THE INNOCENT AND DEFENSELESS.
PROTECT THE INNOCENT AND DEFENSELESS.
# 19,088:
6:32 am PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 19,087:
6:04 am PDT, May 13,
LuAnn O'Connor, Iowa
# 19,086:
11:29 pm PDT, May 12,
Mariavictoria Duron, Texas
# 19,085:
8:50 pm PDT, May 12,
Tiyana Hossain, California
# 19,084:
8:19 pm PDT, May 12,
Tomara Dickerson, Kentucky
# 19,083:
7:55 pm PDT, May 12,
Elizabeth Armour, Pennsylvania
Child abuse is extremely harmful and can cause permanent psychological and physical problems.
Child abuse is extremely harmful and can cause permanent psychological and physical problems.
# 19,082:
6:42 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Children are so innocent and they need the support of everyone, including congress to pass laws and provide money to help various organizations who are the "watch dogs" and the ones who provide help when the damage is discovered. Congress, do you have children (young) and grandchildren that each one of you want to protect? Here is your opportunity to reach out and touch and help the lives of our children in a major way!! Don't let the children down!!!! They NEED your HELP, NOW! Bonnie
Children are so innocent and they need the support of everyone, including congress to pass laws and provide money to help various organizations who are the "watch dogs" and the ones who provide help when the damage is discovered. Congress, do you have children (young) and grandchildren that each one of you want to protect? Here is your opportunity to reach out and touch and help the lives of our children in a major way!! Don't let the children down!!!! They NEED your HELP, NOW! Bonnie
# 19,081:
6:01 pm PDT, May 12,
Cori Cooper, Ohio
# 19,080:
5:41 pm PDT, May 12,
Randi Householder, Tennessee
Children deserve loving homes with parents who care & love them. When they suffer from abuse, it not only hurts them phyiscally, it hurts them mentally too. Children are helpless and depend on their family to guide them and raise them to know right from wrong. Child abuse is very wrong! We need to protect all children from this happening!!
Children deserve loving homes with parents who care & love them. When they suffer from abuse, it not only hurts them phyiscally, it hurts them mentally too. Children are helpless and depend on their family to guide them and raise them to know right from wrong. Child abuse is very wrong! We need to protect all children from this happening!!
# 19,079:
5:32 pm PDT, May 12,
Samantha Hills, Arizona
# 19,078:
5:26 pm PDT, May 12,
Sharon Wilson, New York
Because it makes so much sense to PREVENT child abuse before it can happen.
Because it makes so much sense to PREVENT child abuse before it can happen.
# 19,077:
5:05 pm PDT, May 12,
Cathy Brdlik, California
# 19,076:
4:49 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 19,075:
4:49 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 19,074:
4:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Alexandra Locke, New York
# 19,073:
4:31 pm PDT, May 12,
Jessica Laplante, Canada
they are our future.. we must treat them well
they are our future.. we must treat them well
# 19,072:
3:31 pm PDT, May 12,
Linda Pedro, California
Please protect and increase funding to fight against violence against and neglect of young children. HOWEVER, we must not get carried away. A loving parent who smokes cigarettes SHOULD NOT be considered abusive. I have seen cases in which a child was removed from the home or a parent lost custodial rights only because of smoking. That's not right either. That said, lock up the bastards who prey on children and throw away the keys! If you beat, starve, molest or continually berate a child, you don't deserve that child and the child should be removed AND NOT RETURNED! And if violence was involved, the criminal should spend time in jail.
Please protect and increase funding to fight against violence against and neglect of young children. HOWEVER, we must not get carried away. A loving parent who smokes cigarettes SHOULD NOT be considered abusive. I have seen cases in which a child was removed from the home or a parent lost custodial rights only because of smoking. That's not right either. That said, lock up the bastards who prey on children and throw away the keys! If you beat, starve, molest or continually berate a child, you don't deserve that child and the child should be removed AND NOT RETURNED! And if violence was involved, the criminal should spend time in jail.
# 19,071:
3:11 pm PDT, May 12,
Molly Robison, California
# 19,070:
3:07 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Egypt
# 19,069:
2:51 pm PDT, May 12,
Hayley Bellward, United Kingdom
# 19,068:
12:47 pm PDT, May 12,
Christina Taber, Wisconsin
# 19,067:
12:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Bonny Macleod-dennis, Florida
# 19,066:
12:14 pm PDT, May 12,
Joe Liivic, Mexico
# 19,065:
12:11 pm PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 19,064:
12:07 pm PDT, May 12,
Kimberlee Thorne, California
We need to prevent this in our society. We have the funds available. Stop putting all of our money into national defense and help the people where it counts! Children of today are our future tommorow!
We need to prevent this in our society. We have the funds available. Stop putting all of our money into national defense and help the people where it counts! Children of today are our future tommorow!
# 19,063:
12:07 pm PDT, May 12,
Pam Halsey, New Hampshire
Please care for these who are the most vulnerable in our country and increase the budget for all programs supported by CAPTA. There is no doubt that this is clearly one of most American's top priorities.
Please care for these who are the most vulnerable in our country and increase the budget for all programs supported by CAPTA. There is no doubt that this is clearly one of most American's top priorities.
# 19,062:
11:02 am PDT, May 12,
Mary Melisky, Pennsylvania
Child abusers need to be accountable for their actions in a way that will prevent them from abusing over and over and over again. You are also guilty if you do not pass stronger laws.
Child abusers need to be accountable for their actions in a way that will prevent them from abusing over and over and over again. You are also guilty if you do not pass stronger laws.
# 19,061:
10:56 am PDT, May 12,
Nikki Walters, Texas
# 19,060:
9:29 am PDT, May 12,
Michael Sniegowski, Illinois
# 19,059:
9:23 am PDT, May 12,
Keith Hagberry, Colorado
Please listen to the cries of the children, lobby for the children. if not now when?
Please listen to the cries of the children, lobby for the children. if not now when?
# 19,058:
8:48 am PDT, May 12,
Amelia Irish, Florida
We can not keep doing this to children, some where along the line a government official needs to stand up and do the right things pass the right bills and not turn their back on them 2 months later. The funds can not take any more abuse, or neglect, we must save our future.
We can not keep doing this to children, some where along the line a government official needs to stand up and do the right things pass the right bills and not turn their back on them 2 months later. The funds can not take any more abuse, or neglect, we must save our future.
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8:34 am PDT, May 12,
Angel Saulter, Michigan
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# 19,056:
8:20 am PDT, May 12,
Bonnie Bourdeau, Michigan
# 19,055:
8:10 am PDT, May 12,
Desiree Hamm, North Carolina
# 19,054:
7:50 am PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 19,053:
7:35 am PDT, May 12,
Allison Minto, Pennsylvania
too many children have such a great gift,& we need to help all those who need it. God put us here to lead them,to show them right and wrong.If they are abused & can not learn this, this is why the cycle must stop. If we don't stand up to these bullies,who will ever show the children abuse is very wrong. That what happened to them is terrible.
too many children have such a great gift,& we need to help all those who need it. God put us here to lead them,to show them right and wrong.If they are abused & can not learn this, this is why the cycle must stop. If we don't stand up to these bullies,who will ever show the children abuse is very wrong. That what happened to them is terrible.
# 19,052:
7:15 am PDT, May 12,
Carmelo Salvat, Puerto Rico
# 19,051:
7:03 am PDT, May 12,
Name not displayed, Michigan
Because it's the right thing to do.
Because it's the right thing to do.