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This is the first extensive action alert for our State Action Campaign and we hope you will participate! Please contact us with any questions.
This Action Alert Requires The Following:
1. Select (click on) your State from the State menu below.
2. Use the links to contact your Governor and State Legislators. Please make sure you are contacting your State Legislators and NOT your Federal Legislators. Directions for this are included below. You should visit http://votesmart.org/, enter in your zip code, and then scroll down and click on "State Legislative". You will also want to contact your Governor. This information is available under "Gubernatorial", right above "State Leglislative", using the directions above.
3. Copy/paste the pre-written letter into the contact form/e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators and submit/send your message. You will need to edit the [bracketed] fields to specify the names of your Governor, Legislators, and your own name. You may edit the body of the letter if you wish.
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Residents of Alabama, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.alabama.gov/contact/contact_form.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/zipsearch.html and in the left-hand sidebar find "Find Your Legislator", enter your zip code, and click "Find My Legislator". This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found at http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/13A-13-6.htm. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Alaska, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/contact/email-the-governor.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting http://house.legis.state.ak.us/. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish. Contact your State Senator(s) by visiting http://senate.legis.state.ak.us/. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found at http://www.state.ak.us/courts/forms/dv-150.pdf. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Abuse, and Child Welfare laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Arizona, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp and select your Representative(s) or Senator(s). If you are unsure which Representative(s) or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://2001.azredistricting.org/ and enter your address and zip code. This will bring up information regarding which legislative district(s) you are in and then you will need to visit http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp and choose the Representative(s) and Senator(s) that represent your legislative district(s). Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found at http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/8/00533.htm&Title=8&DocType=ARS. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and/or Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Arkansas, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.arkansas.gov/contact/index.php and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Pages/LegislatorSearch.aspx and enter the name(s) of your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s). If you are unsure which Representative(s) or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://argis.ualr.edu/website/districtfinder/viewer.htm and click on your county. On the right side of the screen you will see an "Update Map" button with a list of boxes beneath. Put an X in the box under "Legislative Districts" in the "Arkansas House Districts" box and click "Update Map". This will provide you the district number that your Representative(s) represent. Write down the District number and follow the same procedure, except, put an X in the box under "Legislative Districts" in the "Arkansas Senate Districts" box. Write down the District number that your Senator(s) represent. Then, visit http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Pages/LegislatorSearchResults.aspx?member=&committee=All&chamber= and look for your Legislative District(s) in the far right column. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found at written in Arkansas' Ann. Code § 12-12-503. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and/or Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of California, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html and enter your zip code. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Penal Code § 11166.05. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Colorado, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.colorado.gov/apps/oit/governor/citizen/assistanceUtility/shareOpinionGovOffice.jsf and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators. If you are uncertain regarding which Representative(s) and/or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://comaps.org/allsearch.html and enter your address, then, click "Find Your Districts". Once you have your District numbers, visit http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset and match your District numbers to the numbers in the "Dist." column. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their directory profile and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 19-1-103. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Connecticut, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?a=3998&q=479082 and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp and enter address. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked website or e-mail (envelope icon) or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Gen. Stat. § 46b-120. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Delaware, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://smu.portal.delaware.gov/cgi-bin/mail.php?email_friend&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.delaware.gov%2F&title=State%20of%20Delaware%20-%20Governor%20Jack%20Markell and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/Reps?openview&Count=75&nav=house&count=75 and select your Representative(s) by choosing the name next to your District. For your State Senators, visit http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/sen?openview&nav=senate and select your Senator(s) by choosing the name next to your District. If you are unsure of which legislative districts apply to you, please visit http://pollingplace.delaware.gov/ to identify your districts. Click on the hyperlinked name to the left of your respective District(s) at http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/Reps?openview&Count=75&nav=house&count=75 and http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/sen?openview&nav=senate to visit the profile of your Representative(s) and Senator(s) (respectively). E-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code Tit. 16, § 902. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
FLORIDA ALERT
Residents of Florida, please contact your
Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State
Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email-the-governor/ and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx and enter address and zip code. Contact your State Senator(s) by visiting http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find and enter your address or zip code. Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 39.01. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Georgia, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,165937316_166563415,00.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.votesmart.org and enter your zip code and then click "Search" in the upper-right-hand part of the screen. The next screen may require additional information to pinpoint your Districts. Please enter the information requested and click "search" again if this occurs. This will bring up a list of choices. Click on "State Legislative" for your State legislators. Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) name(s) of your Representative(s) and Senator(s). Click on "See Full Biographical and Contact Information". Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 19-7-5(b). Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Hawaii, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://hawaii.gov/gov/contact/contact-gov and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/members/legislators.aspx?chamber=all and enter Street Name in the "Find Your Legislator" box at upper right of screen. Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) name(s) of your Representative(s) and Senator(s). Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 350-1. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Idaho, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.idaho.gov/ourgov/contact.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://legislature.idaho.gov/about/07districtmap.pdf to determine which legislative Districts you are in, or, if you know the name of your legislator(s), county, or District number(s), visit http://legislature.idaho.gov/howtocontactlegislators.htm and select the option that you can use (i.e. "Contact by Name"). Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) E-mail link to contact your Representative or Senator. Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Idaho Code § 16-1602. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Illinois, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/ContacttheGovernor.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.votesmart.org and enter your zip code and then click "Search" in the upper-right-hand part of the screen. The next screen may require additional information to pinpoint your Districts. Please enter the information requested and click "search" again if this occurs. This will bring up a list of choices. Click on "State Legislative" for your State legislators. Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) name(s) of your Representative(s) and Senator(s). Click on "See Full Biographical and Contact Information". Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Comp. Stat. Ch. 325, § 5/3. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Illinois, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.in.gov/gov/2631.htm, click on "To contact the governor with questions or comments unrelated to the above, click here." and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://district.iga.in.gov/DistrictLookup/ and enter your address and then click "Search" in the upper-left-hand part of the screen. This will bring up a list of State legislators. Click on the (hyperlinked) website for your Representative(s) and Senator(s). The website should contain a link to contact your legislator and may differ depending on legislator's website. You will need to locate the "contact" or "e-mail" link on the website for your legislator. Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 31-34-1-2 and/or §§ 31-34-1-1; 31-34-1-9; 31-34-1-10 ; 31-34-1-11. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Iowa, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: https://governor.iowa.gov/constituent-services/register-opinion and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/find.aspx and search for your legislator using one of the options on the right-hand-sidebar under "Find Your Legislator" box at upper right of screen. Click on "go". If that search is not working, visit http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 232.68. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Kansas, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: https://governor.ks.gov/contact-the-governor/contact-governor and click on "Email Governor Sam Brownback" or e-mail [email protected] using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our 2006 Kan. ALS Ch. 200, § 2. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Kentucky, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 600.020. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Louisiana, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.gov.la.gov/index.cfm?md=form&tmp=email_governor complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ch. Code art. 603. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Maine, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/citizen_services/ideas-suggestions.shtml and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. Tit. 22, § 4002. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Maryland, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.maryland.gov/mail/ and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Fam. Law § 5-701. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Massachusetts, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.mass.gov/governor/utility/contact-us.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Laws Ch. 119, § 51A. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Michigan, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57827-262109--,00.html and e-mail Gov. Snyder using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Comp. Laws § 722.622. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Minnesota, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/ and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 626.556, Subd. 2. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Mississippi, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governorbarbour.com/contact/index.html and e-mail Gov. Barbour using the pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 43-21-105. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Missouri, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.mo.gov/contact/ and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 210.110. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Montana, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.mt.gov/contact/commentsform.asp and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 41-3-102. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Nebraska, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.nebraska.gov/mail/govmail.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 28-710. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Nevada, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.nv.gov/contact/governor/ and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions
and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in
our State are found in our Rev. Stat. §
432B.140
and Rev. Stat. § 432B.070.
Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under
our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of New Hampshire, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www4.egov.nh.gov/governor/goveforms/comments.asp and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 169-C:3. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
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Residents of New Mexico, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.state.nm.us/Contact_the_Governor.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 32A-4-2. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of New York, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/GovernorContactForm.php and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions
and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in
our State are found in our Soc. Serv. Law § 371
and Family Court Act § 1012.
Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as
applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of North Carolina, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.state.nc.us/contact/Contact.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Gen. Stat. § 7B-101. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of North Dakota, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.nd.gov/contact-us and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Cent. Code §§ 50-25.1-02; 27-20-02. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Ohio, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.ohio.gov/Contact/ContacttheGovernor.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 2151.03(A) and Rev. Stat. § 2151.011. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Oklahoma, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: https://www.ok.gov/triton/modules/formbuilder/form.php?form_id=1a85f621dddc700fb88abc113bb38f83e522ba51d8e0f78f7b74e27c5b2bc6a1 and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. Tit. 10, § 7102. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Oregon, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/contact.shtml and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Stat. § 419B.005. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Pennsylvania, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by e-mailing: Governor Corbett at [email protected] using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Cons. Stat. Tit. 23, § 6303. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Rhode Island, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by e-mailing: Governor Chafee at [email protected] and using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Gen. Laws § 40-11-2. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of South Carolina, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.sc.gov/Pages/SendMessage.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 20-7-490. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of South Dakota, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://sd.gov/Governor/contact.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Laws § 26-8A-2. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Tennessee, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by e-mailing: Gov. Haslam at [email protected] using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 37-1-102. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Texas, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/assistance.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Fam. Code § 261.001. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Utah, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.utah.gov/goca/form_governor.html and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 62A-4a-402. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Vermont, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.vermont.gov/contact-us/opinion and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. Tit. 33, § 4912. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Virginia, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/AboutTheGovernor/contactGovernor.cfm and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 63.2-100. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
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Residents of Washington, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Rev. Code §§ 26.44.020; 26.44.030; 9A.16.100. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of West Virginia, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.wv.gov/Pages/SubmitaCommenttotheGovernor.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Code § 49-1-3. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Wisconsin, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by e-mailing: Governor Walker at [email protected] and e-mail using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions
and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in
our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 48.981
and Ann. Stat. § 48.02.
Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under
our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
Residents of Wyoming, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:
1. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.wy.gov/contactus/Pages/default.aspx and complete online contact form using pre-written letter below. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your Governor's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
2. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/ and enter your zip code. Click on "go". Click on the hyperlinked name of your State Representative(s) and State Senators located under "Governor and State Legislators". Click on "Contact" tab. Click on the e-mail link that says "Contact...via e-mail" or visit his/her website and use his/her e-mail address or contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the pre-written letter below. You may need to click on the "Contact" link on the legislator's website to get e-mail or contact form information. Edit the [bracketed] fields with your State Legislator's name and your name where indicated. Edit the body of the letter if you wish.
3. Copy/Paste the following letter into the contact form or e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators:
Dear [Insert Governor/State Legislator's Name Here (i.e. Gov. Brown, Rep. Smith, Sen. Jones) and Remove Brackets],
Please amend our State's child abuse statutory definitions to include the following:
Emotional Abuse
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:6-8.21 (New Jersey Statutory Definition)
Abused child or abused or neglected child means a child under age
18 years who is in an institution, and:
Has been placed there inappropriately for a continued period of time with the knowledge that the placement has resulted or may continue to result in harm to the child's mental or physical well-being
Who has been willfully isolated from ordinary social contact under circumstances that indicate emotional or social deprivation
The definitions and laws pertaining to child abuse and/or endangering the welfare of a child in our State are found in our Ann. Stat. § 14-3-202. Please amend our State's laws to include the above definitions as applied under our Child Endangerment, Child Welfare, and Child Abuse laws.
Please keep me informed regarding any action you take to amend child welfare laws in our State. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your Address and/or City, State and Zip here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your phone number here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
[Your e-mail address here--Unless already required as part of online contact form information]
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