what can we do?

20 out of 20 people have a general idea of what child neglect is, however 13 of those participants did mention child abuse and neglect as one, meaning that child neglect needs to be pulled out into light a lot more and a lot quicker . It is obvious that by better informing families, family members, school teachers and staff, babysitters, guardians and care-givers about child neglect and how to report it, child neglect cases and death reports could show a decrease in number. In 1998, the Child Welfare League of America initiated a public awareness campaign to direct attention to tragic child deaths due to child abuse and neglect on April 23, called Children’s’ Memorial Flag Day. Over the past three years, this campaign has been getting support from mayors, directors of social service agencies and hospitals, schools, district attorneys, police chiefs, and others. Their support has led many members of different communities to get together that day and share poems and murals concerning child neglect and abuse. Their website invites members of communities to support, “Your support is essential to helping us realize the dream of eliminating the violence against children” and to bring to light neglected child cases . Members of communities can draw stronger attention to child neglect cases by launching a Memorial Child Neglect Awareness Day to provide spectators with better information about child neglect cases. A quick and easy way that a member of a community could help is by volunteering at child welfare houses like a local Ronald McDonald House, or any other organizations that offer welfare programs for children.