For Parenting Help: Call 1-800-CHILDREN | Report Suspected Child Abuse: Call 1-800-552-7096 or email virginiastatehotline@dss.virginia.gov
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Pinwheel Planting Day - April 3rd
Pinwheels & Pinwheel Gardens
The pinwheel has come to serve as the symbol of the great childhoods we want for all children. Help raise awareness by planting pinwheel gardens or distributing pinwheels at local events.
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#CAPMonth #ChildAbusePreventionMonth and #VirginiaFamilies! Just be sure to tag @FamiliesForwardVirginia on Facebook, @FamiliesForwardVa on Instagram and @FamiliesForwardVirginia on LinkedIn so we can share your posts too!
Wear Blue Day - April 10th
On Friday, April 10, individuals and organizations across the country will band together to make a visible commitment to preventing child abuse and helping create great childhoods nationwide by wearing blue. Let your followers know! #WearBlueDay
Click here to view the Prevent Child Abuse America 2026 campaign page.
Click here to view the Child Welfare Information Gateway National Child Abuse
Prevention Month website that provides extensive information and resources to support families and communities.
Click here to view the Center for Disease Control Child Abuse Prevention webpage which includes the CDC’s Technical Package to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.
Click here to view the Child Abuse
and Domestic Abuse resources from the Military One Source from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Funding for developing our child abuse prevention materials was provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services with a Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grant from the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
FY25 Virginia Fact Sheet
Digital Resources
