(Pocatello Police Department, April 8, 2026; Cover image credit: Prevent Child Abuse Idaho FB)
April is Strengthening Families Month!
Nationally, April is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Idaho observes this important time through Strengthening Families Month. This name change shifts our focus away from what we want to stop (child abuse and neglect) and instead highlights how we prevent it: by proactively strengthening families and communities before a crisis occurs.
Prevent Child Abuse America introduced the blue pinwheel as the national symbol for Child Abuse Prevention in 2008.
Every year, Idaho Children’s Trust Fund and organizations statewide spread the important message of awareness for the need to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect from ever happening in the first place. The theme of Strengthening Families Month is “Pinwheels for Prevention.” The pinwheel represents what we want for all children: a happy, healthy, and carefree childhood.
Keep an eye out for pinwheels across the state! The Idaho Children’s Trust Fund has partnered with organizations, businesses, and service providers in every county in Idaho. Pinwheels, banners, put-in-cup displays, and window clings are just some of the ways to show that you support Strengthening Families to prevent child abuse and neglect.
