Personal Narrative-Lack Of Child Abuse Prevention

Everyday millions of children under the age of 15 are being abused mentally, emotionally, and or physically and many are in situations that they can not escape. Did you know there is a whole month devoted to child abuse? It is April but is one month enough for those kids who are hanging in there everyday. In America there is a lack of awareness about child abuse and child abuse prevention. It is not an easy thing to talk about nor do people want to talk about it but if nothing is ever said or make aware those people that might be able to help then those will never get a chance. There needs to be daily reminders about this hidden epidemic either in forms of t.v advertisements, PSA’s, and really any forms of communication with the public.
My personal experience comes from a root of loving and caring for children. Growing up I had 9 nieces and nephews that I took care of and still taking care of. I love all children and I babysit for friends, family, and community. I hate abuse in every form not just children but animals, adults, relationship, and abuse in general. It is a war that is not getting enough awareness or attention. I see all these videos on facebook and other social media that has these horrific scenes about child abuse and animal abuse but never anything about helping or prevention any form of …show more content…
It is not just the lack of awareness about child abuse but the lack of knowledge about child abuse in general; the cases per year per day, the number of children who die from abuse, and even the different types of abuse a child can suffer. When researching this topic I looked a lot up about child abuse because i didn’t and probably will never know everything about child abuse but wanted to understand maybe why no one would want to talk about it or why there isn 't a reminder everyday that this kind of abuse