2021 Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month—a time to plant the seeds of a better tomorrow for all children and families. Join us in "Growing a Better Tomorrow for All Children, Together."
You can help plant the seeds of change this April and beyond.
- Just like plants need good soil to grow, positive childhood experiences in nurturing environments provide fertile ground for physical and mental health, learning, and social skills to flourish.
- It is more important than ever to help positive childhood experiences take root in your community and across the country.
- Mobilize your community and take action—so all of us are #GrowingBetterTogether!
Children are locally grown. We work together to cultivate relationships, connections, and environments that help every child thrive.
We harvest what we sow. We plant seeds of support for all children to yield healthier adults with abundant futures.
Our work is rooted in science. We know positive childhood experiences in nurturing environments provide fertile ground for physical and mental health, learning, and social skills to flourish.
We unearth the possibilities. We focus on innovation every day to give every child what they need and to build bountiful, safe communities.
Planning and purpose create common ground. We share resources equitably, expand access to services, and balance conditions for positive childhood experiences to enrich every community.
We tend and replenish the soil. We offer homegrown solutions and hardy support to protect what we grow in all elements.
Hope and commitment are powerful fertilizers. We combine the promise of a better tomorrow with our resolve to nourish all children and their families in every season.
How To Get Involved:
Raise Awareness
Wear blue on Thursday, April 1, 2021 — Wear Blue Day! — to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month.
You’ll show your support for the essential work needed in your community and across the country to ensure a better, safer future for all children.
Take a selfie and post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok with #WearBlueDay2021 on April 1st! You can use our custom filter for any square sized photo to help you spread the word about making positive childhood experiences possible for every child.
A time for encouraging ways to prevent child sexual abuse and for supporting for survivors and their families around the globe.
April 8 is World Day for Prevention and Healing from Child Sexual Abuse 2021 — every survivor and their loved ones need access to services for healing and resilience.
Get involved to promote for prevention, partnerships, and shared resources now. Together, we’ll ensure that people whose lives have been impacted by this abuse will flourish.
Advocate for Family Friendly Policies
Mark your calendars for April 21, 2021 — Digital Advocacy Day!
Contact your elected officials and spread the word about policy change that’s vital to the well-being of children and their families.
You can use your voice to support children and families on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and email. You will encourage the public and policymakers to act on issues that increase positive childhood experiences and prevent child abuse and neglect.
Advocate for children and families where you live. Make your voice heard by contacting your elected officials on April 21st.
Get the latest resources to continue to promote and support what works to keep all children safe and help every family thrive.
Our commitment to creating positive childhood experiences and preventing child abuse and neglect is year-round and life-long.
Every day, you can plant seeds for all children to grow up healthy and happy. Together, our actions help positive childhood experiences take root and flourish for years to come.
Let’s grow a better tomorrow for all children, together.
Plant a Pinwheel & Donate
Plant a pinwheel online to show your support for growing a better tomorrow for all children, together.
Since 2008, Pinwheels for Prevention® gardens have been raising awareness and financial support for policies and programs that enable children, families, and communities to thrive.
These gardens help show everyone the need for positive childhood experiences — and the groundswell of support for their role in preventing child abuse and neglect everywhere.
Until we can plant pinwheels in person again, please join us in our virtual garden — where we’re #GrowingBetterTogether nationwide!
Help us support policies and programs that enable children, families, and communities to thrive — today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Prevent Child Abuse America is the nation’s oldest and largest organization committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens.
While we rely on our nationwide network of local chapters, we need your support to tend our garden.
Additional Resources, Events & Activities from our Partners
#GrowingBetterTogether during Back-to-School Season
