Childhelp(R) Launches Nationwide Alert System to Protect Kids.Childhelp Alert![TM] Will Call Subscribers When Sex Offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. Moves in Neighborhood PHOENIX -- Childhelp announced today at the National Day of Hope legislative luncheon in Washington, D.C. the launch of its newest service, Childhelp Alert!(TM) Childhelp Alert![TM] is a nationwide alert system that calls subscribers on the phone to notify them of a registered sex offender locating to the area. Childhelp[R], a leading national nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children, started the national alert system to give parents an active way of being informed and keeping their kids safe. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and abuse against children is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Four children die each day from abuse in the United States-the equivalent of a 727 filled with children crashing each month, or a school bus full of children crashing every 18 days. On hand for the announcement was United States Senator Jon Kyl
"I strongly support Childhelp in its mission to protect the welfare of children," said Kyl. "As citizens, and as lawmakers, we need to protect the silent victims of child abuse." The cost to subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the Childhelp Alert![TM] service is $18.95 per year or $9.95 for six months. Enrollment is available online at www.childhelpalert.org or by calling 1-877-SAF-CHILD. "We are excited to launch the Childhelp Alert because when parents are in-the-know about what is going on in their neighborhoods, more children will be spared the terrible effects of abuse," said John Reid John Reid may refer to:
adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. , especially when it comes to keeping our kids safe." Since 1959, Childhelp has been dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect and has led public awareness campaigns to help educate the public. Childhelp was the driving force behind the legislation designating April as a national child abuse awareness and prevention month and operates the only national child abuse hotline, receiving 200,000 calls per year. The Childhelp[R] National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD[R] is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the United States, its territories, and Canada, the Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who can provide assistance in 140 languages. The Hotline offers crisis intervention crisis intervention Psychiatry The counseling of a person suffering from a stressful life event–eg, AIDS, cancer, death, divorce, by providing mental and moral support. See Hotline. , information, literature, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service and support resources. For more information about the Childhelp National Day of Hope or other Childhelp programs and services, visit www.childhelp.org. |
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