04/24/2025
A PROCLAMATION AFFIRMING APRIL AS
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
Colorado Children – Our Most Precious Resource
WHEREAS, children are key to the state’s future success, prosperity, and quality of life; while children are our most precious resource, they are also our most vulnerable;
WHEREAS, children have a right to thrive, learn, and grow to their full potential; and
WHEREAS, the prevention of child abuse and neglect strengthens Colorado’s families and communities and ensures the opportunity for children to develop in healthy, trusting families, schools, and neighborhoods and where that consequently, builds the foundation of society; and
WHEREAS, we must come together as partners to keep children safe, ensure that the voices of our children are heard by all, and extend a helping hand to children; and
WHEREAS, each of us plays a role in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. We encourage anyone concerned about the safety and well-being to report to 1-844-CO-4-KIDS.
WHEREAS, I call upon all community members to provide safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments for our children, free of violence, abuse and neglect, we can ensure that Colorado’s children will grow to their full potential as the next generation of leaders, helping to secure the future of this community, state, and nation; and
Therefore, as Morgan County Child Welfare Staff, we do hereby proclaim April 2025, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
