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Step Up For Prevention in Pittsfield

By Charlie Deitz

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Pittsfield, MA – The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families reports that over 40 thousand children were confirmed as abused or neglected in 2008, enough kids to fill Fenway Park, and double the national average. Officials and prevention specialists held a demonstration on the steps of Pittsfield City Hall this morning to draw attention to the issue, WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz was there...

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