2,500 American children are killed every year as a result of child abuse.
80 percent of those killed are under the age of four.
Almost half are under age one.

There is something you can do.....

The bi-partisan and bicameral Protect Our Kids Act was recently introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), and 10 members of the House Ways and Means Committee.  This bill will create a National Commission on Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths to study and evaluate federal, state, and private child welfare systems and develop a national strategy to prevent and reduce these deaths.

This is a great step forward; however, in order for this bill to pass we need the support of your congressperson!

All it takes is a minute of your time to sign the petition asking your member of congress to support this act. Please sign now and forward this email to your friends, colleagues, and family members. Together, we can reduce child abuse and neglect deaths.