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Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse prevents child abuse and neglect by breaking the cycle of child abuse in all its forms through clinical treatment and education.

The cycle of abuse can be broken through prevention, intervention, and education. Issues can be resolved and behaviors can be changed.

Bellflower Center’s programs are designed to model effective family relationships; provide alternatives to violent or destructive behaviors; and offer advocacy and support.

Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse is a United Way nonprofit agency certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. Client fees are assessed on a sliding fee scale.

Our Services Include
-Individual & Group Counseling for Children & Adults
-Telephone Services
-Kinship Care Support
-Help Me Grow
-Personal Safety Skills Programs for Children
-Community & Professional Education

Facts About Child Abuse

• Every day in the U.S., 3 children die from abuse or neglect.
• A child in is abused or neglected in the U.S. every 10 minutes (2006, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC).
• In 2003, 900,000 children were confirmed as victims of child abuse and neglect (Children’s Bureau, Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Maltreatment 2003, U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005).
  
• In Cuyahoga County, there are more than 14,000 investigated reports of child abuse and neglect each year; nearly 3,000 children are in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services due to parental abuse or neglect; and on average, 104 children are taken into custody each month. (Source: Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services, 10/02/2006: http://cfs.cuyahogacounty.us/statistics.htm)
• Over 85% of abusive parents were abused or neglected themselves.
• Prison population studies show that 80-90% of all inmates were abused as children.

For more information on Bellflower Center’s programs and services, please see the menu at the left, or call (216) 229-8800.