Child Abuse Prevention Month - Overview
Each April, DHS launches, in collaboration with Family Resources, and A Child’s Place at Mercy (part of Pittsburgh Mercy Health System), and with the support of other community partners, a campaign to raise awareness about the need to prevent child abuse.
For over a decade, the campaigns have strategically focused on a number of important child protection and safety concerns affecting Allegheny County. Some have focused attention on a particular form of abuse that finds its way into tragic headlines. Some have aimed to reach the general public with the message that "preventing child abuse is a community responsibility." All have offered helpful supports and resources.
This page compiles a retrospective of Child Abuse Prevention Month awareness campaigns supported by the DHS Office of Community Relations.
2012 - Choose Your Partner/Caregiver Carefully - Your Baby is Counting on You
Choose Your Partner/Caregiver Carefully Webpage
Materials
Choose Your Partner Carefully - Your Baby is Counting on You (brochure)
Choose Your Caregiver Carefully - Your Baby is Counting on You (brochure)
Summary of activities
Choose Your Partner Carefully Webpage
Allegheny County Executive press release
DHSNews article
Materials
Flyer
Brochure
Poster (11" x 14")
2010 - Be the Difference in a Child's Life
Summary of activities
Allegheny County Executive proclamation
Allegheny County Executive press release
DHSNews article
Materials
Mass transit advertisement
Flyer
2009 - One Kind Word - Make a Difference in a Child's Life.
Summary of activities
DHSNews article
Materials
Mass transit advertisement
2008 - Parenting is One Tough Job and Child Abuse Can Look Different in Different Families
Summary of activities
DHSNews article
One Tough Job Mural, pictures
Materials
One Tough Job, card
Home Alone: Is Your Child Ready?, flyer
Child abuse can look different in different families, movie theater ad
2007 - Child Abuse Can Look Different in Different Families
Summary of activities
DHSNews article
Materials
Child abuse can look different in different families, poster
2006 - How to Soothe a Crying Baby
Summary of Activities
2005 - Never, never shake a baby
Summary of Activities
2004 - Preventing Child Abuse is Everyone's Business
Summary of Activities
2003 - Blue Ribbon Campaign - Stopping Child Abuse is Everyone's Responsibility
Summary of Activities
2002 - Blue Ribbon Campaign - Fight Against Child Abuse
Summary of Activities
2001 - Blue Ribbon Campaign - The WARMLINE is here for you
Summary of Activities
2000 - Wear a Blue Ribbon to Raise Awareness of Child Abuse
Summary of Activities