Carrier Mills-Stonefort High recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month

CARRIER MILLS - As a conclusion to National Child Abuse Prevention Month, several Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School students and staff members dressed in blue and formed a ribbon on the front yard of the school.

Around 65 students and teachers posed for the aerial photo, taken by agriculture teacher Darin DeNeal.

Each April, schools across the United States are dedicated to raising awareness and preventing child abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states that for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, communities should rededicate themselves to being supportive of families and play an active role in preventing child abuse and neglect as well as taking positive action to promote child and family well-being.

Allyson Ryan, the prevention specialist for CMSF Grade School said, "Child abuse is an issue that needs to be discussed and awareness made more than one month a year. This is an issue that affects everyone, directly or indirectly. It is our job as parents, community members, and educators to give a voice to our students and let them see our support."