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Norman meeting focuses on child abuse

 
BY TAMI ALTHOFF | Published: April 15, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — Oklahoma is No. 1 in the nation for child deaths per capita because of abuse and neglect. In 2008, there were more than 300 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect in Norman alone, according to information provided by Exchange Club of Norman.

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• Exchange Club of Norman: www.exchange

clubofnorman.org


• Center for Children and Families Inc.: www.ccfi

norman.org.


• Oklahoma Policy Institute: www.okpolicy.org.


• Prevent Child Abuse America: www.prevent

childabuse.org.

Those who attended a town hall meeting Monday would not only like to see a decline in abuse cases, but they would like to prevent them from happening in the first place.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered Monday in city council chambers to discuss child abuse and neglect prevention policies, services and how to fund them.

The community forum, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month activities, was sponsored by Exchange Club of Norman and Norman Children’s Rights Commission. Panelists included U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, and state and local elected officials.

David Blatt, director of policy with the Oklahoma Policy Institute, an organization committed to advancing policies that alleviate poverty and promote fiscal responsibility, said Oklahoma’s poverty rate is 2.

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