The state of Colorado received a record-breaking number of calls to its child abuse and neglect hotline in 2017, data shows.
Coloradans made 211,554 calls to the hotline throughout the year — an average of nearly 580 calls each day. The number increased from 206,107 calls in 2016, according to a news release by the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Department officials launched the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline in January 2015 as a resource for residents to learn the warning signs and report child abuse and neglect.
"If you are worried about a child or teenager in your neighborhood, at your church or in school, don’t hesitate to call 1-844-CO-4-KIDS," said Minna Castillo-Cohen, director of the Office of Children, Youth and Families at CDHS, in the news release. "Even if you aren’t sure, making that phone call is one of the best ways you can help a kid in Colorado."
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