4.1 Child Abuse Prevention MontTO THE PEOPLE OF SALINA, GREETINGS
WHEREAS, the incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect is
increasing at an alarming rate; and
WHEREAS, an estimatad two million children nationwide become victims
of child abuse and neglect this year; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 2,000 children in the country will die this
year; and
WHEREAS,~reports of child abuse and neglect 'in Saline County last
year totaled 6~5; and
WHEREAS, many dedicated individuals and private organizations such as
Salina Coalition for Prevention of Child Abuse is working to counter this
trend by preventing the destructive pattern of child abuse and neglect; and
WHEREAS, the average cost Of a public welfare agency child abuse
program is twenty times greater than the cost of a self-help program
sponsored by a private organization; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to focus our attention on the devastating ..
circumstances that surround this problem in our city;
NOW, THEREFO.RE, I, Sydney Soderberg, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SALINA, do
hereby proclaim the month of April, 1989 as
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
in Salina, in recognition of the committed individuals and organizations
in our city who are making a tremendous effort toward alleviating the
problem of child abuse and neglec~ in the city of Salina.
BY THE MAYOR