Tanya Long, a parent from Columbus, Ohio, speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Children and Families Subcommittee hearing on the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). She participated in a CAPTA-funded program to overcome her drug abuse and to provide a safe home for her children. She says that strengthening CAPTA will save thousands of lives. (0:34)

 

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At a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Children and Families Subcommittee hearing on the renewal of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says that domestic violence is involved in half of child abuse cases. He adds that the youngest children are the most abused.(0:54)

 

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