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Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital will commemorate the start of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month at a joint press conference.
The Springfield Mayor will join with local organizations and advocates to promote resources to prevent child abuse in our communities. Following the press conference, attendees are encouraged to participate in planting blue pinwheels on the hospital lawn in support of child abuse prevention.
Tarra Winters, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Maria Miller, MSW, Chief Deputy Director, Child Protection and State Central Register, Illinois DCFS
Chad Markham, HSHS St. John’s Interim President and CEO and HSHS Central Illinois Market Chief Operations Officer Misty Buscher, Mayor of Springfield
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Where: HSHS St. John’s Hospital Pavilion, 301 N. 8th St., Springfield, IL 62769