Vigil held remembering victims of child abuse

574 reportedly abused or neglected in Hardin County in 2022

  • Two CASA volunteers hold dove shaped biodegradable balloons which were released in memory of two children who died as a result of child abuse in Jasper County and Tyler County last year.
    Two CASA volunteers hold dove shaped biodegradable balloons which were released in memory of two children who died as a result of child abuse in Jasper County and Tyler County last year.
April is being designated as Child Abuse Awareness Month throughout the nation, but it is especially being noted in Hardin County and the region this year because of a large number of abused or neglected children in 2022, including two who died. Every city council in Hardin County and the Hardin County Commissioners Court passed resolutions proclaiming April to be Child Abuse Awareness Month. …

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