Child Advocates, working to break the cycle of child abuse | Comcast Newsmakers

Child Advocates, working to break the cycle of child abuse - 4:30

Hayley Jaska

Posted Mar 29, 2017

Every 9 minutes, a child in Texas experiences abuse or neglect. Nearly 4,000 children in the Houston area have experienced such life-threatening abuse or neglect that they had to be removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Child Advocates trains everyday people to advocate for the best interests of these children in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. Find out more about Child Advocates.

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