CHRISTIANSBURG (WSLS 10) - Police and social services workers are asking for help keeping children safe during the summer.
Most child abuse cases during the year are reported by adults who work in the school system. Reports greatly decrease during the summer months. Police say not because the abuse decreases, but because there are less people around to detect it.
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Social services want all adults to be on the look-out for things like unusual bruising on a child, a sudden tendency to act out or an abrupt change in routine or behavior. Those workers say do not be afraid to ask appropriate questions about how the child is doing.
If someone reports child abuse to child protective services, they may remain anonymous throughout the process.