Care Cottage seeing increase in child abuse

According to local officials with the Kentucky River Children's Advocacy Center, also known as the Care Cottage, Perry County and other counties in the Kentucky River District have recently been experiencing an increase in varying forms of child abuse. “It went up very much,” said Care Cottage Executive Director Pamela Carey, who also serves as a forensic interviewer for the center. Currently, said Carey, the Care Cottage has 2,679 active cases within all eight counties they serve. The center, located in Hazard, serves children and families throughout the Kentucky River Region, providing services to communities across Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe counties.The Care Cottage provides support and services to local children who have experienced abuse and/or trauma.

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