Calls to PA’s Child-abuse Hotline Fell Sharply During First Weeks of the Coronavirus. Here’s Why That’s Bad News.

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA  Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PennLive/Patriot-News. HARRISBURG — In the days after schools shut down statewide to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Pennsylvania’s 24-hour hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect experienced a sudden drop-off in … Continue reading Calls to PA’s Child-abuse Hotline Fell Sharply During First Weeks of the Coronavirus. Here’s Why That’s Bad News.