Planning underway for national campaign against child abuse

As concerns grow over the number of children who are killed or wounded during violent fights between their parents, the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) has taken note and according to its head Ann Greene a national campaign to deal with the situation is being planned.

In an interview with Stabroek News, Greene said that the campaign aimed at ending child abuse and violence against women could begin as early as September. She said that a decision was taken to not only focus on children but also women because the two tend to go together.

Over the past two years, there have been at least three high-profile cases in