Protection from Abuse and Neglect, a personal experience

        I have recently been elected in a new statewide project in Minnesota to create and provide leadership in a small scale voluntary association for children . The focus of the small scale association is based on the United Nations General Assembly that adopted a Convention on the rights of the Child. It is a program to provide information and knowledge on the substantive right for "Protection from abuse and neglect" designed specifically for children. The right …

…people to talk to or seek help if we are put in an abusive situation. The speaker stressed the importance of telling someone else if something at home is bothering us because there are others out there who are experiencing the same thing.         6) The last twenty minutes was designated to questions and answers. This was time set aside at the end for children to ask questions about things covered during the meeting, or anything else.