A student from St Mary of the Woods School in Chicago plants a pinwheel in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Healing Garden on March 29 during an event to launch Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Healing Garden was dedicated last year as a place of respite for the survivors of sexual abuse, their families and others affected by abuse.

17 Nov 2017

By Robert Hiini

A student from St Mary of the Woods School in Chicago plants a pinwheel in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Healing Garden on March 29 during an event to launch Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Healing Garden was dedicated last year as a place of respite for the survivors of sexual abuse, their families and others affected by abuse.

Fourth-grader Joe Keenan from St. Mary of the Woods School in Chicago plants a pinwheel in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Healing Garden March 29 during an event to launch Child Abuse Prevention Month. April is designated as the month for communities across the country to increase awareness of child abuse and its prevention. The Healing Garden was dedicated last year as a place of respite for the survivors of sexual abuse, their families and others affected by abuse. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World) (April 2, 2012)