Pinwheels for Prevention

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If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected in Florida, the law requires you to report it to the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873). For more information on reporting child abuse and neglect, please read Reporting Abuse

Florida's Parent Helpline 1-800-FLA-LOVE
Prevent Child Abuse Florida, the Ounce of Prevention Fund and the Florida Department of Children and Families are launching Pinwheels for Prevention, a national campaign creating a community-wide commitment to make children a priority.

PCA Florida believes all families deserve to live in communities that have resources to support families and provide safe and healthy experiences for children. To draw attention to and encourage involvement in these efforts, communities throughout Florida will display pinwheels promoting individual action to make children a priority.

Florida's implementation of the Pinwheels for Prevention focuses on healthy child development and includes: statewide distribution of Community Resource Packets; broadcast of television and radio public service announcements in English and Spanish; pinwheels and other products; a press conference to launch the statewide campaign; and coordination and advertisement of community events based on a central statewide theme.

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You can view Child Abuse Prevention Webinars and view or download a Pinwheels for Prevention campaign toolkit from the Local Events page.

Prevent Child Abuse America is proud to offer "Pinwheel City USA," a program whereby cities and towns of any size across the nation can apply to receive this designation to recognize their commitment to and activities in support of child abuse and neglect prevention over the previous 12 months. Click here for more information.

Check out local events you can support, the Pinwheels for Prevention Resource Packet, Public Service Announcements and the Press Conference by expanding the Pinwheels for Prevention menu selection above to see the links.

The 2008-2009 Winds of Change Campaign Annual Evaluation Report documents several research projects with different methodologies that were completed to evaluate Florida’s Winds of Change campaign during fiscal year 2008-09. The goal of the Winds of Change campaign was to prevent child abuse and neglect through a better understanding of child development, improved parenting practices and community action.