Children's Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
INYO COUNTY, CA April 28, 2023: Children and community partners are invited to join Inyo County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Children’s Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony held at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023 at the Clint G. Quilter County Building, 1360 North Main Street, Bishop, California.
Children’s Memorial Day concludes April’s Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month Activities by honoring children who have lost their lives as a result of child abuse and neglect. The latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families reflects child welfare agencies responded to 3,016,000 reports of abuse and neglect in 2021 and provided intervention services to approximately 600,000 children nationwide, helping families stay together or come back together while taking steps to ensure their safety. However, despite the efforts to keep children safe, an estimated 1,820 children nationwide died from abuse and neglect in 2021. Help us honor those lives by joining us on Friday, April 28, 2023 for the Children’s Memorial Day Flag Raising.