Does More Government Spending Prevent Child Abuse?

Can government programs prevent child abuse, or is parental responsibility being overlooked?

In this week’s Reveille, Jeanne Ives examines an advertising campaign from Prevent Child Abuse America that connects child abuse prevention to affordable housing, healthcare, subsidized childcare, school meal programs, and paid family leave. Jeanne questions the campaign’s messaging and challenges the suggestion that expanding government-funded programs is the answer to preventing child abuse and neglect.