Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin hosts Pinwheels for Prevention to raise awareness in fight against child abuse
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month, and a local non-profit hosted an annual event to kick off the month to raise awareness with the hope of ending child abuse nationwide.
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin invited people to join as they planted pinwheels outside their facility in Green Bay on Tuesday morning for the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign.
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The Pinwheels for Prevention initiative is a nationwide campaign designed to raise awareness of child abuse prevention, as participants plant pinwheels throughout their community.
According to a release, about 5,000 suspected child abuse cases are reported in Brown County annually.
Kristie Sickel, the Willow Tree Program Manager and Child Forensic Interviewer at the Cornerstone Child Advocacy Center, says the pinwheel is a national symbol of Child Abuse Prevention.
'The pinwheel's joyfulness as it blows in the wind represents the carefreeness that every child should experience,' Sickel said. 'Each pinwheel planted today represents a child who has received a Child Forensic Interview or child maltreatment evaluation as part of an active investigation in 2025 throughout northeast Wisconsin.'
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Family Services said it hopes this display will bring attention and help prevent child abuse, promoting programs to ensure parents are equipped with proper skills and resources to care for their kids.
Visit the Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin website for more details.
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