Child Abuse: Mayor Lucas signs proclamation raising awareness [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is signing a proclamation Friday morning at the Child Protection Center highlighting the importance of preventing child abuse in our communities.

CPC serves Jackson, Cass, and Lafayette counties and its data shows they provided 991 forensic interviews, more than 720 advocacy sessions with caregivers, and more than 1,800 completed therapy sessions last year. 991 pinwheels are set up outside their building on Main Street to showcase how many children they served.

“You guys matter a lot and I have grown to love seeing so many of you here each year, and it means a lot to me that many of you can do a lot of other things with your time, and you’re volunteering, or your work, and so many of you are here,” said Lucas.

Just to name some of the things children in our community are living through, the CPC’s …