Approximately 7,651 children are abused or neglected each year in Connecticut. Many children suffer in silence because they do not know where to turn for help. CCA helped draft PA 16-188, which mandates posting of the DCF Careline number and internet address in schools to assist children and youth suffering from sexual and physical abuse and neglect by informing them about assistance available and how to access it.  Schools must post the information in a conspicuous location and in various languages that are appropriate to the school’s population.

This Act was effective as of July 1, 2016.  Attached are the posters that are being posted in schools around the state.

Zoe Stout, Esq.

Senior Staff Attorney, Child Abuse Project

Phone: 860-570-5327 Fax: 860-570-5256

Hartford – Bridgeport – New Haven

centerforchildrensadvocacy.org