BLUE RIBBON CAMPAIGN IN ASTORIA

Blue ribbons have appeared affixed to stakes at the small park space at 15th and Commercial streets in Astoria. One hundred of the ribbons were installed on Friday to raise awareness of the impact of child abuse.Each ribbon represents a case of a child who was the victim of maltreatment in Clatsop County last year, whether through emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse or sexual abuse.
April is recognized nationally as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Locally, the Clatsop County Commission on Children and Families, and other stakeholders, have launched a “Keep Kids Safe” campaign designed to increase awareness of the toll child abuse takes and ways to prevent it.