Planting hope...

Students and faculty raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • Students and faculty from NSU’s Department of Social Work planted pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention Month. From left are Amelia Lewis of DeRidder, Ariel Williams of Logansport, Marina Moorehead of Alexandria, Byron McKinney, Lisa Mount, Jacobie McCormick of Franklinton, Kirby Peddy, Sherrie Davis and Jennifer Shaw.
    Students and faculty from NSU’s Department of Social Work planted pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention Month. From left are Amelia Lewis of DeRidder, Ariel Williams of Logansport, Marina Moorehead of Alexandria, Byron McKinney, Lisa Mount, Jacobie McCormick of Franklinton, Kirby Peddy, Sherrie Davis and Jennifer Shaw.
    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work is raising awareness of tools to prevent, recognize and respond to child abuse.Social Work faculty, staff and students gathered April 15 to “plant hope” by wearing blue and placing pinwheels at the NSU columns. Pinwheels represent the joy of childhood and the necessity of safe enviro...

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