Child abuse is now, in our society, a well known problem and everyone has a responsibility to report any suspected
cases of abuse and there are laws to protect children.
Even though child maltreatment has always existed,
intervention did not begin in the United States until 1864. The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) was formed on
December 15, 1874. This was the first child protection
agency in America.
THE FIRST CHAPTER OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
POETRY ABOUT CHILDREN
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