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Mead declares April 'Child Abuse Prevention Month'

Rich Denison — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:29:58 +0000

Mead signed a proclamation Monday at the state Capitol in Cheyenne.

Friday's Morning Zone: More Kids Hit and Spanked,

Dave Chaffin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:26:35 +0000

7:07AM MDT: Host Dave Chaffin is joined by Renee Hanson, LPC and John Frntheway, Child Advocate in our 'Kids-At-Risk' series. Today, they will look at a rec HealthDay News showing Parents may resort to physical means of admonishing their ent article inkids in public spaces much more frequently than they admit to in surveys, a new study suggests. In another finding, the research showed that fathers tended to more often do

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Morning Zone Today: AARP, LA Teacher Child Abuse, And Wyo. State Bank

Dave Chaffin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:59:59 +0000

Thursday's Morning Zone will feature:

7:07AM MST: Because of the great interest in the issues of the 6th penny sales tax proposals and the issues surrounding American Eagle Airlines leaving Cheyenne, we will have more early open lines for those who cannot call in later in the morning. Call us at 1-888-503-6500 toll free or locally at

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Children Hospitalized at Alarming Rate Due to Abuse: Study

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:39 +0000

More than 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized and 300 children died from their injuries in one year due to child abuse, according to a new report in the journal Pediatrics.

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CDC: Child Abuse, Neglect Cost United States Billions

Daryl Nelson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:26:55 +0000

Child abuse and neglect doesn’t only have a huge social impact, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control it has is a huge financial burden.

The report released Wednesday found that just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment – meaning physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect – costs about $124 billion.

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