Children’s Memorial Flag Raising

CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL DAY FLAG RAISING

INYO COUNTY, CA April 26, 2023: Children and community partners are invited to join Inyo  County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Children’s Memorial Day Flag  Raising Ceremony held at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2023 at the Clint G. Quilter County  Building, 1360 North Main Street, Bishop, California.

Children’s Memorial Day concludes April’s Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month  Activities by honoring children who have lost their lives as a result of child abuse and neglect.

The latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children  and Families reflects child welfare agencies responded to 3,096,101 reports of abuse and neglect  in 2022 and provided intervention services to approximately 559,000 children nationwide,  helping families stay together or come back together while taking steps to ensure their safety.  However, despite the efforts to keep children safe, an estimated 1,990 children nationwide died  from abuse and neglect in 2022.

Help us honor those lives by joining us on Friday, April 26, 2023 for the Children’s Memorial  Day Flag Raising.