At the 2007 Proclamation Signing dedicating the month of April to child abuse awareness, the interview room at the Child Advocacy Center of Marshall County was dedicated in honor of of the late Sue Miller, the center's case manager from 1999 to 2006.

Marshall County government and law enforcement officials gathered together on Monday, April 2 to show their united support to end child abuse.  Pictured front, from left, Arab Mayor Lee Cox, Boaz Mayor Tim Walker, Douglas Mayor Paula Phillips, and Guntersville City Councilman and DHR Director Wayne Sellers.  Pictured back, from left, District Attorney Investigator John Young; Arab Police Chief Mike Blackwood; Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis; Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls; Guntersville Police Chief Jim Peterson; Marshall County Commissioner R.E. Martin; and District Attorney Steve Marshall.
Marshall County has the fourth highest rate out of all counties in Alabama, after Jefferson, Mobile, and Madison.  From October 2005 through September 2006, there were 833 child abuse cases in Marshall County involving 1,321 children.  The Child Advocacy Center of Marshall County provides a variety of services to victims and their families, teaches children ini kindergarten through fifth grades life skills and how to protect themselves from abuse, and works with law enforcement.
Support the Child Advocacy Center of Marshall County year-round by making a donation.  For  information,
call 256-582-8492

Please Support Child Abuse Prevention
One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by the age of 18.  
Eight out of every 10 child abuse victims are abused by someone they already know.
Researchers believe these child abuse statistics represent the "tip of the iceberg" and the problem is grossly underreported. (University of Michigan, 2003)
Research also indicates that preventing the tragedy of Child Abuse and Neglect could represent a cost savings ratio to society of 19 to 1, as opposed to merely treating the effect of Abuse. (Michigan University, 2002)
Alabama ranks 38th in the United States in the treatment and well being of its children and families.

 
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