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Check out our national awareness campaigns and browse our reports, press releases, and news coverage to get to know our mission on a deeper level.
Questions and Interviews
Our knowledgeable and experienced staff and members can be a valuable resource for stories covering child abuse intervention, prevention, and advocacy. For questions related to these important issues or to request an interview, please contact Stacy Deel at sdeel@wvcan.org. For guidelines on reporting child abuse, click here.
WVCAN Reports
- 2024 Child Abuse Statistics
- Fiscal Year 2023 Stats Report
- Fiscal Year 2022 Stats Report
- Fiscal Year 2021 Stats Report
- Fiscal Year 2020 Stats Report
- The WV State Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children Final Report
- Erin Merryn’s Law Report
- Letter to Law Enforcement & Title 149 Policy
- WVCAN Overview
Press Releases
- WVCAN Releases Annual Report on 2024 Child Abuse Statistics
- WVCAN Recognized Five Recipients for Dedication to Helping Children Who Have Been Abused
- WVCAN Releases Annual Report on State Coverage & Service Outcomes
- WVCAN Kicks Off #High5Drive Campaign for Brave WV Kids
- WVCAN Recognized Seven Individuals for Dedication to Helping Child Survivors of Abuse
- Newly-Crowned Mrs. West Virginia Presents Checks to Victim-Serving Agencies
- WVCAN Recognizes Five Individuals & Organizations for Dedication to Helping Children Who Have Been Abused
- West Virginia Child Advocacy Network Announces Transition of Leadership
- Child Advocacy Centers See 13.57% Increase in Child Victims Served
- WVCAN Announces Strategy to Serve Children in all 55 Counties within 5 Years
- New Legislation on Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse Takes Effect Tomorrow
News Coverage
- W.Va. advocates aim to reduce prevalence of childhood violence, drug exposure
- Rise in reported child abuse cases calls attention to drug exposure in West Virginia
- Senate Recognizes Child Advocacy Day
- West Virginia Child Advocacy Network sees 10% increase in children served over five years
- W.Va. Children 5 Times More at Risk for Drug Endangerment
- New child abuse data shows increase in reported cases to advocacy centers
- West Virginia Child Advocacy Network Releases Annual Report
- Area agencies to receive Victims of Crime Act funding
- $4 million in grants will help victims of crime in WV
- West Virginia Child Advocacy Network shares the recent results to the 2020 child abuse statistics in the state