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  • Preventing Child Abuse With Davis House

    Katelin Carroll, Staff Reporter|Apr 30, 2020

    This week marks the end of Child Abuse Prevention Month, which means this is the fifth and final Davis House article. Although Child Abuse Prevention Month is ending, the task of preventing child abuse does not. Child abuse knows no race, social status or economic status. It reaches 1 out of 10 children before they turn 18 years old. The abuser is usually someone your child knows, not a stranger they were taught to avoid. Abuse is so widespread and many cases often do not come to light. Davis...

  • Davis House events and fundraisers

    Katelin Carroll, Staff Reporter|Apr 23, 2020

    For this week's edition, we will be discussing the fundraising events that fuel Davis House's ability to serve its four-county area. Davis House is a nonprofit organization that mainly relies on its fundraisers and donations to serve children who have been a victim to child abuse and their families. The nonprofit hosts events such as Button Balls, Rock the House Music Jams, Golf Tournaments, and other local events in order to raise money. The money raised goes towards everyday office supplies,...

  • Meet the staff of Davis House

    Katelin Carroll, Staff Reporter|Apr 16, 2020

    At this point in the Davis House series, we have learned about who Davis House is and what they do for our communities. For this week’s edition, we focused on the backbone of Davis House and what makes it a warm and friendly environment: the people who work there. Three ladies care for the Hohenwald, Linden and Centerville areas. DeAnna Darden-Carroll is the Child and Family Advocate as well as a backup Forensic Interviewer, Lindsey Honea is the Child Forensic Interviewer and Prevention Outreach Provider, and Ronda Brown is the Clinical T...