An event at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Friday afternoon recognized April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.Sixty pairs of children’s shoes lined steps on the MCLA campus to signify the number of cases of child abuse or neglect confirmed each month in Berkshire County. Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless says his office receives reports of potential wrongdoing from family members, neighbors and people in the school systems.
“If you think something is wrong, speak up and talk to somebody,” Capeless said. “It doesn’t mean that somebody is in trouble. It doesn’t mean somebody is going to be arrested. It just means it’s going to be looked into.”
Compared to other districts, Capeless says Berkshire County has high numbers of child abuse and neglect which he attributes to higher reporting rates.
