The county’s Child Abuse Prevention efforts seek to Build Stronger Families that can provide safe and healthy childhoods and lead to creating a strong, thriving community.
Children’s lives can be positively changed and even saved by active and aware community members making that critically important decision to ask more questions and offer help. Many situations and conditions are preventable once community programs and systems are engaged.
In Fairfax County alone, in 2020, more than 3,000 children were involved with Child Protective Services. Child abuse and neglect cuts across all demographic areas and impacts our entire community. We know through research that adverse childhood experiences like child abuse result in long term health impacts and increased costs to society. Child abuse and neglect affects us all.
This year’s theme for Child Abuse Prevention Month is Building Stronger Families.
Fairfax County continues to be a community that is absolutely dedicated to the safety of children and to providing the appropriate supports to parents to keep families healthy. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, so learn more about county resources, and visit our community engagement toolkit for ways you can share the message!
Children’s lives can be positively changed and even saved by active and aware community members. Many situations and conditions are preventable once community programs and systems are engaged. Check out the easy-to-use tools to help you join the conversation on social media.
COVID-19 has turned everyone’s lives upside down. The isolation has caused many families to lose their support networks, which has been especially stressful for families with children. As a result, some children may be at higher risk of harm. Others may not be safe because there isn’t a responsible adult who can watch or take care of them If you have questions or concerns about a child’s safety, call the Child Protective Services’ 24-hour hotline at 703-324-7400. #FFXCOVID #FairfaxCountyFamilyServices. 
The Fairfax County Department of Family Services, and other local departments of social services (LDSS), are responsible for processing and investigating reports of child abuse and neglect. To support this work, the Virginia Department of Social Services’ (VDSS) Division of Family Services has released a new 
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Pinwheels are the national symbol for child abuse prevention. They symbolize a happy, healthy childhood. During Child Abuse Prevention Month, we want to show kids we’re here for them by displaying pinwheels across our county! 
Use this community engagement toolkit (talking points, social media and more) to help spread the word throughout the community about CYF services available during COVID-19 to protect children from harm, prevent child abuse and neglect, support families and help them remain together safely for the long-term emotional and physical health of the children.
Our Children, Youth and Families Division partnered with 