[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 51 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING CHILDHELP USA AND NATIONAL DAY OF HOPE

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, each day in the United States more than 
three children die from abuse at the hands of a family member. Most are 
under the age of 6. However, there is hope. Childhelp USA is an 
organization that is working hard to assist victims of neglect and 
abuse.
  Childhelp USA has many centers across the country, one of which is in 
Tennessee. And in November, Childhelp USA Tennessee assembled the 
country's first Mobile Children's Advocacy Center. For the first time 
it allows professional Childhelp staff to reach out to abused children 
in the rural parts of our State. The 40-foot mobile center is outfitted 
with medical exam and play therapy rooms as well as professional staff.
  In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Childhelp 
has initiated the National Day of Hope to be held on Wednesday, April 
2. On this day Childhelp requests that each person take 3 minutes to 
pause and remember that three children die each day from abuse.

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