Texas child welfare expert tackles COVID impact on abuse

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 — Child abuse reports have fallen nationwide since stay-at-home orders began and school ended, but that doesn’t mean abuse has stopped. In fact, doctors are seeing injuries far more severe than pre-pandemic.

Kate Murphy, senior policy associate with Texans Care for Children, joins fellow advocates tomorrow (Fri, 6/26) for a conversation about staying safe at home when staying home isn’t safe. “Understanding Child Abuse During the Coronavirus” kicks off the national conversation series Kids & COVID, from First Focus on Children.

Experts from Children’s National Hospital and the Center for Children’s Justice also join the conversation.

Watch live at this link, Friday, June 26, 1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT/3 p.m.ET

First Focus on Children is a bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions.