Advocates for the wellbeing of kids in Iowa are working to boost awareness, as April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Allie Moerman, is the spokeswoman for Prevent Child Abuse Iowa. Following the starvation deaths of two teen girls in Perry and West Des Moines in recent years, Moerman says the number of child abuse cases being reported to the state has risen.
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Moerman says Iowans can work together to help reduce the number of child abuse cases by getting involved in the activities of children and building stronger connections with the kids in our lives.
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Moerman says the annual Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Conference will be held in Ankeny next month.
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