April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

At the Monday, March 23 Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, the court approved a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.Reading from the proclamation, Commissioner Wayne Faircloth said in the fiscal year 2025, there were over 289,000 reports of alleged abuse or neglect of children in Texas and over 227,000 reports were assigned for investigation.Faircloth read…