04/23/2026
We see the local agencies on the Eastern Shore speaking up for Child Abuse Awareness Month—and we see where it’s still quiet.
Child Abuse Awareness Month is being actively recognized in many surrounding communities, but we have not seen the same visible outreach or community education efforts from Accomack County agencies.
When agencies speak up, survivors feel seen. When they don’t, that silence is felt too. For our family, that silence has been part of a longer journey of seeking justice for Hunter over the last 3+ years.
Awareness saves lives. Education matters. And silence leaves families feeling alone.
Child abuse doesn’t stop at a state line, and awareness shouldn’t either.
Hunter’s life, and the lives of so many other children, show what happens when abuse is not fully addressed and when systems do not fully respond to protect and support them. Behind every case like his is a child, a family, and a lifetime of impact that doesn’t disappear when the attention fades.
These children are living with the consequences every day. That is why awareness cannot be symbolic—it has to lead to real protection, real accountability, and real change.
These children deserve more than awareness. They deserve to be seen, protected, and fought for—consistently and without silence.
