,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjbe,mr4  
,b>r 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,mrvan7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce     
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
goals & ideals ( ,national ,*ild ,abuse 
,prev5tion ,mon?4  ,:]eas *ildr5 are    
fundam5tal to ! success ( our ,nation & 
w %ape ! future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas elect$ repres5tatives & lead]s 9 
our communities mu/ be ev] vigilant &   
proactive 9 support ( evid5ce-bas$ means
 to prev5t *ild abuse & support         
families2 ,:]eas adv]se *ildhood        
exp]i5ces 7,a,c,es7 are traumatic       
exp]i5ces t occur dur+ *ildhood ) la/+  
long-t]m effects & include exp]i5ces su*
 z *ild abuse & neglect1 witness+       
viol5ce1 or gr[+ up 9 a h\sehold ) a    
family memb] ) a sub/ance use disord]2  
,:]eas at lea/ #e ( ! top #aj lead+     
causes ( dea? are associat$ ) ,a,c,es2  

,:]eas prev5t+ ,a,c,es c\ld r$uce _m    
heal? conditions1 includ+ up to         
#ba1jjj1jjj cases ( depression1         
#a1ijj1jjj cases ( he>t disease1 &      
#b1ejj1jjj cases ( ov]weight & obesity2 
,:]eas e *ild is fill$ ) trem5d\s       
promise1 & we all h a collective        
responsibility to prev5t ,a,c,es1 fo/] !
 pot5tial ( e *ild1 & promote positive  
*ildhood exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas prev5t+ *ild  
abuse & neglect be=e !y happ5 c r$uce ! 
co/ly lifetime economic burd5 associat$ 
) *ild maltreatm5t2 ,:]eas inve/m5ts 9  
prim>y prev5tion pay (f z /udies %[ t ! 
total lifetime economic burd5 associat$ 
) treat+ ! consequ5ces ( *ild           
maltreatm5t is approximately            
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas economic     
adv]sity has be5 obs]v$ z an increas$   
risk = pot5tial abuse ( *ildr52 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjbc1 an e/imat$ #g1ghb1fjj *ildr5 7 
ref]r$ to *ild protective s]vices       
ag5cies1 alleg+ maltreatm5t2 ,:]eas1    
approximately #a 9 #g *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates has exp]i5c$ *ild abuse or       

neglect annually2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 !    
,national ,c5t] = ,miss+ & ,exploit$    
,*ildr5's ,cyber,tipline receiv$        
#cf1baj1cfh reports ( suspect$ onl9e    
*ild sexual abuse exploitation1 a       
#ab-p]c5t increase f #bjbb2 ,:]eas      
reports indicate t #a 9 #d girls & #a 9 
#ac boys exp]i5ce sexual abuse be=e _!  
#ah? bir?day2 ,:]eas #ic p]c5t ( *ild   
sexual abuse victims are abus$ by a     
p]son !y "k & tru/2 ,:]eas *ildr5 :o are
 sexually abus$1 :5 n provid$           
appropriate treatm5t1 (t5 suff] f       
lifelong problems1 su* z physical &     
m5tal heal? *all5ges1 & high] risk (    
drug & alcohol misuse1 & suicide2 ,:]eas
 education & aw>5ess ( possible signs ( 
*ild abuse %\ld be prioritiz$ = purposes
 ( prev5tion2 ,:]eas ,prev5t ,*ild      
,abuse ,am]ica has a national network ( 
,*apt]s & ,heal?y ,families ,am]ica     
sites provid+ prev5tion s]vices & family
 support 9 our local di/ricts2 ,:]eas by
 int]v5+ to prev5t adv]sity & build     
resili5ce dur+ a *ild's mo/ critical    

ye>s ( developm5t1 volunt>y1            
evid5ce-bas$1 home-visit+ programs l    
,heal?y ,families ,am]ica1 ! signature  
home-visit+ program ( ,prev5t ,*ild     
,abuse ,am]ica1 h %[n positive impact on
 r$uc+ ! recurr5ce ( *ild abuse &       
neglect1 decreas$ l[-bir?weight babies1 
improv$ s*ool read9ess = *ildr51 &      
increas$ high s*ool graduation rates =  
p>5ts2 & ,:]eas ,prev5t ,*ild ,abuse    
,am]ica has a national network ( ,*apt]s
 & ,heal?y ,families ,am]ica sites      
provid+ prev5tion s]vices & family      
support 9 our local di/ricts3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! goals & ideals ( ,national ,*ild   
,abuse ,prev5tion ,mon?2  7#b7          
recognizes *ild abuse & *ild sexual     
abuse is 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 relat$ to ! prev5tion ( *ild    

abuse & 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$ =
 additional inve/m5ts & ,f$]al          
legislation = prev5tion1 heal+1 & ju/ice
 ef=ts relat$ to *ildhood abuse & sexual
 abuse4