,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,ms4       
,hassan7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,may    
#ad1 #bjbf;,committee dis*>g$2 consid]$ 
& agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = ! designation ( ,april #bjbf z
 ,national ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion      
,mon?1 & ! 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 & to    
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$uce _m    
heal? conditions & long-t]m negative    
effects on life1 opportunity1 &         
well-be+1 includ+-- 7#a7 up to          
#ba1jjj1jjj cases ( depression2  7#b7 up
 to #a1ijj1jjj cases ( he>t disease2 &  
7#c7 up to #b1ejj1jjj cases ( ov]weight 
or obesity2 ,:]eas e *ild is fill$ )    
trem5d\s promise1 & we all h a          
collective responsibility to prev5t     
,a,c,es1 fo/] ! pot5tial ( e *ild1 &    
promote positive *ildhood exp]i5ces2    
,:]eas prev5t+ *ild abuse & neglect c   
r$uce ! co/ly lifetime economic burd5   
associat$ ) *ild maltreatm5t2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjbd1 an e/imat$ #g1fic1jjj *ildr5 7   
ref]r$ to *ild protective s]vices       
ag5cies1 alleg+ maltreatm5t2 ,:]eas1 ea*
 ye>1 approximately #a 9 #g *ildr5 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ces *ild abuse1     
neglect1 or bo?2 ,:]eas reports indicate

 t #a 9 #d girls & #a 9 #ac boys w      
become victims ( *ild 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$1 especially :5 n provid$
 appropriate treatm5t & support1 (t5    
suff] lifelong consequ5ces1 su* z       
physical & m5tal heal? *all5ges & high] 
risk ( drug & alcohol misuse & suicide2 
,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 ! ,national ,c5t] =    
,miss+ & ,exploit$ ,*ildr5's            
,cyber,tipline receiv$ ne>ly #bj1ejj1jjj
 reports ( suspect$ onl9e *ild sexual   
exploitation2 ,:]eas education & aw>5ess
 ( possible signs ( *ild abuse & neglect
 %\ld be prioritiz$ = purposes (        
prev5tion2 & ,:]eas1 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+ !  
incid5ce ( 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    
supports ! designation ( ,april #bjbf z 
,national ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion ,mon?2
  7#b7 expresses support = ! goals &    
ideals ( ,national ,*ild ,abuse         
,prev5tion ,mon?2  7#c7 recognizes t    
*ild abuse & neglect & *ild sexual abuse
 are prev5table & t a heal?y & prosp]\s 
society dep5ds on /rong families &      
communities2  7#d7 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#e7 supports ! ef=ts to help
 survivors ( *ildhood sexual abuse heal2
  7#f7 supports ju/ice = victims (      
*ildhood sexual abuse2 &  7#g7          
recognizes ! ne$ = prev5tion1 heal+1 &  
ju/ice ef=ts relat$ to *ildhood abuse1  
neglect1 & sexual abuse4