04/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2025 14:17
As you drive by Sacramento County's Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) offices this month, you'll notice dozens of blue pinwheels planted outside. The pinwheels are part of a national effort to raise awareness about Child Abuse Prevention, which is observed in April. The pinwheels will remain planted throughout April as part of an effort to continue to raise awareness about preventing child abuse and neglect.
Sacramento County's DCFAS has a longstanding commitment to raising awareness about child abuse and neglect. DCFAS also encourages community members to raise awareness by planting pinwheels in their own yards or learning the signs of child abuse or neglect.
Here are some things you can do to prevent child abuse and neglect: