Protecting Children
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Protecting Children

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Compiled by We Agree More from published national survey research. Every figure on this page links to its primary source; the full bibliography is in the source library.

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.

The safety and wellbeing of children is one issue where Americans have almost no disagreement.

Protecting children from harm, ensuring they are fed, educated, and safe — this is perhaps the single most unified value in the country. Across every political persuasion, Americans agree that children come first.

Over 3 million child welfare referrals are filed annually in the U.S., involving more than 5.5 million children.

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