Calls to State Child Abuse Hotline Increase As Pandemic Restrictions Are Lifted

KUAF | By David Monteith

Published April 7, 2021 at 12:57 PM CDT

Calls to Arkansas's child abuse hotline have increased after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. We learn about how the pandemic has impacted the process of identifying and supporting abused children.

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