Pinwheels for Prevention: MUW brings awareness to child abuse

MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (WCBI) – Child abuse happens in every community, and often, it’s not visible until it’s too late. Just this week in Lee County, a man was charged with Capital Murder in the death of an infant. Medical professionals said the …

Attorney General’s Office announces new statewide protocol for child abuse response

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch alongside Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi, the Department of Public Safety, and others made the major announcement Wednesday about a new child abuse response initiative, the Mississippi …

Mississippi announces statewide protocol for child abuse response

Hope Haven ceremony celebrates effort to prevent child abuse

Hope Haven Children’s Advocacy Center last week hosted a “Pinwheels for Prevention” ceremony in front of the historic Hancock County Courthouse to recognize April as National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Jayne Riley, Hope Haven’s Multidisciplinary Team …

Golfing for a Cause: Child Abuse Awareness Month

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – Canopy Children’s Solution is a non-profit that reaches each of Mississippi’s 82 counties to provide children with life-changing solutions for autism, behavioral and mental health issues, adoption and foster care, and more. Here in …

The Power of Forensic Interviews in Child Abuse Cases

Riley Herrin, LCSW-S, Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center Program Director Sponsored - The following content is created on behalf of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi and does not reflect the opinions of Gray Media or its editorial staff. To learn more …

Hope Haven to host second annual ‘Men Who Cook’ event

To honor Child Abuse Awareness Month, Hope Haven Children’s Advocacy Center will host its second annual Men Who Cook event this Sunday, April 13, at the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor from 4-6:30 p.m. Local community leaders will team up with local …

Tulip Time

Jaime Burger SENATOR JAMIE BURGER CAPITOL REPORT April is my favorite month of session. The Capitol Complex is surrounded by multi-colored tulips, more legislation reaches the governor’s desk and multiple groups from our community travel to Jefferson City …

Supes ban kratom in county

Nemo Clark Road to remain public “Kratom-Gate” in Jones County has apparently come to an end with the Jones County Board of Supervisors voting 4-1 for an ordinance deeming that, “no person shall use, possess, purchase, distribute, sell or attempt to use, …

State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025

The states bounced back from a somewhat quiet previous biweekly update with several noteworthy developments in the last two weeks. A total of five new state comprehensive privacy bills were introduced in Maine (LD 1224), North Carolina (HB 462 and SB 757), …