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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 284
5	5	Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse
6	6	Prevention Month.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	APRIL1, 2025
9	9	Mr. B
10	10	ARR(for himself, Mr. WILSONof South Carolina, and Mr. MRVAN) sub-
11	11	mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
12	12	Education and Workforce
13	13	RESOLUTION
14	14	Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Child
15	15	Abuse Prevention Month.
16	16	Whereas children are fundamental to the success of our Na-
17	17	tion and will shape the future of the United States;
18	18	Whereas elected representatives and leaders in our commu-
19	19	nities must be ever vigilant and proactive in support of
20	20	evidence-based means to prevent child abuse and support
21	21	families;
22	22	Whereas adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic
23	23	experiences that occur during childhood with lasting long-
24	24	term effects and include experiences such as child abuse
25	25	and neglect, witnessing violence, or growing up in a
26	26	household with a family member with a substance use
27	27	disorder;
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31	31	Whereas at least 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death are
32	32	associated with ACEs;
33	33	Whereas preventing ACEs could reduce many health condi-
34	34	tions, including up to 21,000,000 cases of depression,
35	35	1,900,000 cases of heart disease, and 2,500,000 cases of
36	36	overweight and obesity;
37	37	Whereas every child is filled with tremendous promise, and
38	38	we all have a collective responsibility to prevent ACEs,
39	39	foster the potential of every child, and promote positive
40	40	childhood experience;
41	41	Whereas preventing child abuse and neglect before they hap-
42	42	pen can reduce the costly lifetime economic burden asso-
43	43	ciated with child maltreatment;
44	44	Whereas investments in primary prevention pay off as studies
45	45	show that the total lifetime economic burden associated
46	46	with treating the consequences of child maltreatment is
47	47	approximately $2,000,000,000,000;
48	48	Whereas economic adversity has been observed as an in-
49	49	creased risk for potential abuse of children;
50	50	Whereas, in 2023, an estimated 7,782,600 children were re-
51	51	ferred to child protective services agencies, alleging mal-
52	52	treatment;
53	53	Whereas, approximately 1 in 7 children in the United States
54	54	has experienced child abuse or neglect annually;
55	55	Whereas, in 2023, the National Center for Missing and Ex-
56	56	ploited Children’s CyberTipline received 36,210,368 re-
57	57	ports of suspected online child sexual abuse exploitation,
58	58	a 12-percent increase from 2022;
59	59	Whereas reports indicate that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys
60	60	experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday;
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64	64	Whereas 93 percent of child sexual abuse victims are abused
65	65	by a person they know and trust;
66	66	Whereas children who are sexually abused, when not provided
67	67	appropriate treatment, often suffer from lifelong prob-
68	68	lems, such as physical and mental health challenges, and
69	69	higher risk of drug and alcohol misuse, and suicide;
70	70	Whereas education and awareness of possible signs of child
71	71	abuse should be prioritized for purposes of prevention;
72	72	Whereas Prevent Child Abuse America has a national net-
73	73	work of Chapters and Healthy Families America sites
74	74	providing prevention services and family support in our
75	75	local districts;
76	76	Whereas by intervening to prevent adversity and build resil-
77	77	ience during a child’s most critical years of development,
78	78	voluntary, evidence-based, home-visiting programs like
79	79	Healthy Families America, the signature home-visiting
80	80	program of Prevent Child Abuse America, have shown
81	81	positive impact on reducing the recurrence of child abuse
82	82	and neglect, decreased low-birthweight babies, improved
83	83	school readiness for children, and increased high school
84	84	graduation rates for parents; and
85	85	Whereas Prevent Child Abuse America has a national net-
86	86	work of Chapters and Healthy Families America sites
87	87	providing prevention services and family support in our
88	88	local districts: Now, therefore, be it
89	89	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
90	90	(1) expresses support for the goals and ideals of 2
91	91	National Child Abuse Prevention Month; 3
92	92	(2) recognizes child abuse and child sexual 4
93	93	abuse is preventable and that a healthy and pros-5
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97	97	perous society depends on strong families and com-1
98	98	munities; 2
99	99	(3) supports efforts to increase the awareness 3
100	100	of, and provide education for, the general public of 4
101	101	the United States, related to the prevention of child 5
102	102	abuse and protective factors for families; 6
103	103	(4) supports the efforts to help survivors of 7
104	104	childhood sexual abuse heal; 8
105	105	(5) supports justice for victims of childhood 9
106	106	sexual abuse; and 10
107	107	(6) recognizes the need for additional invest-11
108	108	ments and Federal legislation for prevention, heal-12
109	109	ing, and justice efforts related to childhood abuse 13
110	110	and sexual abuse. 14
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