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  • Help prevent child abuse: Through the eyes of one child

    Sarah Corbally|Updated Apr 7, 2014
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    Looking out the window, and cautiously waiting for the moment when his father gets home, the fear begins to set in. Many reoccurring questions start to develop in his head; “What will he do this time? Was it my fault? Will it hurt?” Fear and anticipation begin to take over while his dad’s car starts pulling into the driveway. After noticing the angry look on his father’s face, the fear takes over. The boy jolts for the best hiding place before the father gets to the front door. The boys slides under his bed as the door be... Full story

  • Guest column: Foster parents help prevent abuse, neglect

    Sarah Corbally

    The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is raising awareness this spring about the prevention of child abuse and neglect and the need for foster parents. For most people, child abuse and neglect is difficult to grasp. Yet, it continues to happen all over our nation and Montana is no exception. Thousands of calls are made every year to our toll-free child abuse hotline at (866) 820-KIDS. To raise awareness about the hotline, DPHHS has launched a media campaign called "Raise Your Voice for Montana Kids" that...