During the evening's House session on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, Minority Leader Michael Chippendale had a special guest: Lamel Moore, the Director of the Rhode Island Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, to recognize National Prevent Child Abuse Month.
Leader Chippendale shared with his colleagues that Lamel and Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island work to raise awareness of the issue of child abuse in all forms, and also work with municipalities to help develop tools to identify abuse and which steps to take afterwards. He noted that Lamel has made an impact on the lives of countless children and thanked him for his efforts.
Leader Chippendale submitted a resolution declaring April of 2024 to be "National Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the state of Rhode Island: http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8139.pdf
Twitter from RI House of Reps - Photo w/House Minority Leader Chippendale
Capitol TV Coverage - House Minority begins at 23:18 introducing the Proclamation
