About Us A Local Council of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
Prevent Child Abuse Bulloch has been serving the Bulloch County and surrounding communities since 1989. From the beginning, the agency’s focus has been on strengthening families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect. All programs and services offered are free of charge.
Prevent Child Abuse Bulloch is directly or indirectly touching a sizeable majority of the community by providing diapers for a family in need, referrals to community resources for a family that is overwhelmed, school supplies for a child to have a great school year or by providing much needed information on child development to a parent. Each time that Prevent Child Abuse Bulloch’s work touches an individual or family, not only is that individual or family strengthened—the entire community is strengthened.
Working together to build safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Community Programs
Abuse Risk Factors
Some factors that may increase a person's risk of becoming abusive include:
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A history of being abusive
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Physical or mental illness, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Family crisis or stress, including domestic violence and other marital conflicts, or single parenting
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A child in the family who is developmentally or physically disabled
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Poor understanding of child development and parenting skills
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Financial stress, unemployment or poverty Social or extended family isolation
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Alcohol, drugs or other substance
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Concentrated neighborhood disadvantage ( high poverty, high unemployment rates)
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Poor social connections
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Community violence
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Lack of community resources or parental knowledge of their availability