MI Mother Fights To Start Child Abuse Registry
Mother’s fight to start child abuse registry gets lawmaker’s attention
A mom’s fight to have Michigan create a child abuse registry has grabbed the attention of a state lawmaker. Erica Hammel’s 1-year-old was abused by her ex’s girlfriend who had a history of child abuse – but nobody knew. An online petition to create a child abuse registry called Wyatt’s Law has grown from a few hundred to nearly 6,000 signatures and got the attention of lawmakers. Meanwhile, Wyatt’s mom took her fight for change to the St. Clair Shores City Council. Wyatt is the victim of abuse, trauma that doesn’t allow him to eat solid food or speak. So his mom, Erica Hammel, has been speaking for him and telling his story to anyone who will listen. “There’s one true voice and it’s mine,” Hammel said. “I did this from the beginning, That’s my son, my story.” READ MORE HERE
Expand the sex offender registry to include those who have been convicted of physical child abuse as well
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By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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