The Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to name April “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in Alaska.
House Concurrent Resolution 21 was sponsored by Representative Geran Tarr from Anchorage. The resolution heads to the Senate for consideration.
In 2013 there were over 40,000 allegation of child maltreatment in Alaska.
Just last month Alaska Governor Sean Parnell issued an Executive Proclamation naming April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month.”
Nationally, April has been “Child Abuse Prevention Month” since the first Executive Declaration in 1983.
Mike Mason is a reporter at KDLG in Dillingham.
