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National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children
April 30
29th Annual Blue Sunday – A Day of Prayer for Abused Children and Those Who Rescue Them – For Immediate Release
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and to remember the millions of children who are victims of abuse/neglect, Blue Sunday Child Abuse Prevention is asking the faith community to pray on Sunday, April 30,2023.
Who: The faith community
What: A day to pray for the millions of victims of child abuse and for those who rescue them
Where: Churches across our nation
When: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Why: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It began when a report about abused and neglected children caught the attention of President Ronald Reagan in1983. Sadly, since that first Child Abuse Prevention Month, the number of abused victims has grown from half a million children to over six million new reports of abuse along with 1600 child abuse related deaths annually.
One is too many.