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Child Abuse Awareness During Covid-19

Child Abuse Awareness During Covid-19
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By Steven John

Charity Douglas with the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services is an interim assistant director in the Department's Children's Services Division.


She came on the program to remind everyone that because kids are out of school and families are isolated at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, children's advocates are raising awareness about child abuse and ways to prevent it.

DPSS operates a 24-hour child abuse hotline to receive reports of abuse and neglect of children (under the age of 18 years old). The 24-hour child abuse hotline number is: 1-800-442-4918.

For more information.

Listen to the interview in this segment of Eye on the Community.