| SAFE KIDS in Georgia |
From Silence to Solutions
Put Kids on Your RadarVoices’ goal is to reduce reports of substantiated abuse/neglect to 14 per 1,000 Georgia children from our current rate of 19 per 1,000 by 2015. A particularly vulnerable group of children are zero to five year olds, who comprise 42% of all substantiated cases. Abuse and neglect not only measures a rate of harm, but also indicates how Georgians value the health and safety of children in their communities.
A family support program is one of the recommendations Compounding Interest: Why 0-5 is an investment worth making, a comprehensive report published by Voices focusing on policy and investment strategies aimed at the very young. Offering prenatal care, economic supports and in-home parent education programs contribute to an overall policy framework. |

