The Cities with Jim Mertens
The Cities | Child Abuse Prevention Month
Season 11 Episode 17 | 26m 44s
The Cities | Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Jim Talks with Brooke Hendrickx of the Child Abuse Council about the Breasia Terrell case and all of those unreported cases of child abuse. Also, the Illinois 4-H says the racial justice demonstrations of last summer spurred the organization to intensify its commitment to address existing racism and disparities in its own program.
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The Cities with Jim Mertens is a local public television program presented by WQPT PBS
The Cities is proudly funded by Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home & Crematory.
The Cities with Jim Mertens
The Cities | Child Abuse Prevention Month
Season 11 Episode 17 | 26m 44s
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Jim Talks with Brooke Hendrickx of the Child Abuse Council about the Breasia Terrell case and all of those unreported cases of child abuse. Also, the Illinois 4-H says the racial justice demonstrations of last summer spurred the organization to intensify its commitment to address existing racism and disparities in its own program.
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