Congress needs to fund child-abuse prevention - Oregon
"Today, nearly 800 CAICs [Child Abuse Intervention Centers] throughout the country are a successful and critical part of communities nationwide. In 2012, CAICs helped more than 286,000 victims of child abuse. In addition, as a result of the coordinated response of CAICs, communities with centers saved on average $1,000 per child-abuse case compared to communities without CAICs. "Recognizing the value of these programs in preventing and intervening in child abuse, in 1990 the Victims of...