Prevent Child Abuse Pickens (PCAP) along with County Commissioner Rob Jones made proclamation today that April has been declared as Child Abuse Awareness Month, calling upon all citizens, community agencies, religious organizations, medical facilities and businesses to increase their participation in the effort to prevent child abuse.A program PCAP is promoting is “Pinwheels for Prevention” in which they sell pinwheels for groups to raise awareness. The group itself will erect 396 pinwheels on the lawn of the county courthouse representing the number of abuse cases reported in Pickens County which is a 23 percent decrease from previously.

PCAP is providing all materials and pinwheels to organizations willing to help promote the program. For more information on how the program works or how you can participate, please contact PCAP at (706) 253-6488 or see their website at www.PCAPickens.org.