prevention

Hundreds of child abuse cases reported in Dallas Co. in 2024

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– April is child abuse prevention month — and advocates are trying to raise awareness about the issue of child abuse and prevention. The Dallas County community gathered in support of the Central Alabama Regional Child Advocacy Center. They planted pinwheels along the gate outside the center. Each pinwheel represents an abused child. “And they’ll stay…

Getting Help For Domestic Abuse

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The two recent tragic events in Redland and Tallassee have shined a spotlight on domestic violence. Sheriff’s officials say a mother in the Redland community had filed for divorce from her husband, when he shot and killed her and one of their daughters before setting their house on fire and killing himself. Last month in a case in Tallassee, a…