Members of Assistance League dressed Cardboard Kids\u00a0to place in various businesses in support of Child Abuse Awareness Month.<\/p>\n
In 2014, there were 5434 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect in Bexar County. And while that number is staggering, it\u2019s just as shocking to learn that only 1 in 10 sexually abused children ever make an outcry, meaning thousands more children in and around San Antonio are victims of abuse, typically by someone the child knows, loves, and trusts.<\/p>\n
To bring awareness to this incredibly urgent issue, ChildSafe created the Cardboard Kids Campaign. Cardboard Kids are 2-foot tall cardboard figures shaped like children that represent one of the thousands of children that are\u00a0abused and neglected at the hands of adults in our community each year.<\/p>\n
This is Childsafe\u2019s third\u00a0year to partner with local\u00a0businesses, clubs, organizations and individuals to decorate and display a Cardboard Kid\u00a0representing one of the thousands of children who suffer from abuse and neglect at the hands of adults in Bexar County every year.<\/p>\n
Community members, businesses, and families are encouraged to decorate and display their own Cardboard Kids on \u201cReveal Day\u201d on April 7, to create awareness about child abuse and neglect and our mission of ending child abuse in Bexar County.<\/p>\n