By Ellen Junas and Phyllis Beals.
Have you noticed the pinwheels by the Township gazebo? April is Child Abuse Prevention month. We all have a part to play to prevent child abuse and neglect. Franklin Woman’s Club members, in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey, planted “pinwheels for prevention” Saturday April 1 in front of the Township Gazebo. The pinwheels represent joy and a safe childhood for all children.
“According to the NJ Division of Children and Families, two million youth aged 17 and under reside in NJ, and one in one hundred children experiences abuse or neglect.” In Somerset County the majority of reports involve neglect due to parental domestic violence, substance abuse or mental illness (reported at a recent county DCF webinar). The Department of Child Protection, Permanency and Planning (DCPPP) will investigate allegations, but their mission is to keep children with their parents/guardians, not to remove children unless there is an imminent danger to a child(ren).
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