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𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲? If so, you are a 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁. If you have any reason to suspect a child has been abused or neglected, you are required to make a report through the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟳𝟬𝟯-𝟯𝟮𝟰-𝟳𝟰𝟬𝟬. DFS has created a 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Learn more: https://bit.ly/39U1cgt
According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻. A majority of the 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰ei𝘃𝗲𝗱 at the sexual assault hotline were from 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝟲𝟳% of callers identified their perpetrator as a family member and 𝟳𝟵% said they were living with that perpetrator. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽? If you have any reason to suspect a child has been abused or neglected, make a report through the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟳𝟬𝟯-𝟯𝟮𝟰-𝟳𝟰𝟬𝟬.
𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿
Many are “staying home to save lives,” but 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. For victims of 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 and 𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲, the isolation and stress of being trapped at home with their offenders puts them at 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺. Now more than ever, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. Learn more and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with others: https://bit.ly/2VDw9lf #DFSHereForYou
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Check out these resources to 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 (𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵). Learn more and share this information with others: https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS #FFXCOVID
Every child deserves to grow up in a supportive, stable and nurturing environment So, if you have questions or concerns about a child’s safety, call the Child Protective Services’ 24-hour hotline at 703-324-7400. https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS #FFXCOVID
Resources to help families manage their stress, cope with the crisis and support their children through the outbreak of COVID-19. Share with those you love. https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS #FFXCOVID #FairfaxCountyFamilyServices
In times of crisis, the community can help turn a watchful eye and a listening ear toward children and their families. If you have questions or concerns about a child’s safety, call the Child Protective Services’ 24-hour hotline at 703-324-7400. https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS
If you have questions or concerns about a child’s safety, call the Child Protective Services’ 24-hour hotline at 703-324-7400. The CPS Hotline can provide families with help, guidance, and referrals to supportive services. https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS #FFXCOVID #FairfaxCountyFamilyServices
For resources on keeping your family safe, and on how to report suspected abuse, visit https://bit.ly/2Jkp6GS
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