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May is National Foster Care Month

A child enters the foster care system every 2 mintues in the U.S.
- About Foster Care
  
  Making the decision to foster and how the system works
Child Abuse & Neglect
- Recession Linked to Shaken Baby Syndrome
  
  It's nearly doubled
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
  
  Frequently Asked Questions
- Military Deployment
  
  Military Deployment Stress Tied to Increased Child Abuse
- March of Dimes
  
  Prevention of Birth Defects
- Is Domestic Violence Child Abuse?
  
  Does someone need to report?
- US Infant Abandonment Resources
  
  Child Abandonment in the News
- Child Maltreatment
  
  2009 Government Report
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Every Month is Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Child Abuse is OUR problem
- ABC's Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 1
  
  "People tend to parent the way they were parented themselves"
- ABC's Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Part 2
  
  Abused as a child this father "does not want that to happen to my children"
- Take Notice - You Can Help Prevent Child Abuse
  
  What you can do about it
Teen Pregnancy
- Teen Pregnancy-An Epidemic in Foster Care
- Why Should Teen Pregnancy Concern Everyone?
Chemical Dependency
Safe Haven
- Originally "Baby Moses' Law"
  
  Montana's Safe Haven Information
- More on Safe Haven
  
  Department of Health and Human Services
Recognizing Abuse or Neglect
- Signs & Symtoms
  
  2007 Report
- Reporting Abuse or Neglect in Montana
  
  1-866-820-5437

May is National Foster Care Month