,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjbd,mr4    
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 & ,ms4 ,hassan7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! goals & ideals ( ,national  
,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion ,mon?4  ,:]eas  
*ildr5 are fundam5tal to ! success ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & w %ape ! future ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas elect$            
repres5tatives & lead]s 9 ! communities 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ be ev] vigilant & 
proactive 9 support ( evid5ce-bas$ means
 to prev5t *ild abuse & neglect &       
support families2 ,:]eas adv]se *ildhood
 exp]i5ces 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z  
,a,c,es7 are traumatic exp]i5ces t occur
 dur+ *ildhood ) la/+ effects & include 
exp]i5ces ( viol5ce1 abuse1 or neglect2 
,:]eas at lea/ #e ( ! top #aj lead+     
causes ( dea? are associat$ ) ,a,c,es2  
,:]eas prev5t+ ,a,c,es c\ld r$uce _m    
heal? conditions1 includ+-- 7#a7 up to  

#ba1jjj1jjj cases ( depression2  7#b7 up
 to #a1ijj1jjj cases ( he>t disease2 &  
7#c7 up to #b1ejj1jjj cases ( ov]weight 
& obesity2 ,:]eas e *ild is fill$ )     
trem5d\s promise1 & we all h a          
collective responsibility to prev5t     
,a,c,es1 fo/] ! pot5tial ( e *ild1 &    
promote positive *ildhood exp]i5ces2    
,:]eas prim>y prev5tion ( *ild abuse &  
neglect c r$uce ! lifetime economic     
burd5 associat$ ) *ild maltreatm5t2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 an e/imat$ #g1ecj1jjj  
*ildr5 7 ref]r$ to *ild protective      
s]vices ag5cies1 alleg+ maltreatm5t2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! ,national ,c5t] =    
,miss+ & ,exploit$ ,*ildr5's            
,cyber,tipline receiv$ ne>ly #cb1jjj1jjj
 reports ( suspect$ onl9e *ild sexual   
exploitation1 :i* m>k$ ! highe/ numb] ( 
reports ev] receiv$ 9 #a ye>2 ,:]eas    
reports indicate t #a 9 #d girls & #a 9 
#bj boys exp]i5ce sexual abuse be=e _!  
eighte5? bir?day1 ) m ?an #db1jjj1jjj   
e/imat$ *ild sexual abuse survivors 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas approximately #a 9

 #g *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5c$   
*ild abuse1 neglect1 or bo? betwe5 #bjbb
 & #bjbc2 ,:]eas #dc p]c5t ( *ildr5     
expos$ to inappropriate sexual cont5t on
 social m$ia are "u #ac ye>s old1 & #a 9
 #e are #i ye>s old or y\ng]2 ,:]eas #ia
 p]c5t ( *ild sexual abuse victims are  
abus$ by a p]son !y "k & tru/2 ,:]eas   
*ildr5 :o are sexually abus$1 especially
 :5 n provid$ appropriate treatm5t &    
support1 (t5 suff] lifelong consequ5ces1
 su* z physical & m5tal heal? *all5ges &
 high] risk ( drug & alcohol misuse &   
suicide2 ,:]eas education & aw>5ess (   
possible signs ( *ild abuse & neglect   
%\ld be prioritiz$ = purposes (         
prev5tion2 ,:]eas by int]v5+ to prev5t  
adv]sity & build resili5ce dur+ ! mo/   
critical ye>s ( developm5t ( a *ild1    
volunt>y1 evid5ce-bas$1 home-visit+     
programs h %[n positive impact on-- 7#a7
 r$uc+ ! recurr5ce ( *ild abuse &       
neglect2  7#b7 decreas$ l[-bir?weight   
babies2  7#c7 improv$ s*ool read9ess =  
*ildr52 &  7#d7 increas$ high s*ool     

graduation rates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support = !    
goals & ideals ( ,national ,*ild ,abuse 
,prev5tion ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes *ild 
abuse & neglect & *ild sexual abuse are 
prev5table & t a heal?y & prosp]\s      
society dep5ds on /rong families &      
communities2  7#c7 supports ef=ts to    
increase ! aw>5ess (1 & provide         
education =1 ! g5]al public ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ) respect to prev5t+ *ild abuse 
& neglect & build+ protective factors = 
families2  7#d7 supports ! ef=ts to help
 survivors ( *ildhood sexual abuse heal2
  7#e7 supports ju/ice = victims (      
*ildhood sexual abuse2 &  7#f7          
recognizes ! ne$ = prev5tion1 heal+1 &  
ju/ice ef=ts relat$ to *ildhood abuse & 
neglect & sexual abuse4