RIVERSIDE COUNTY – With children out of school and families isolated at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s advocates are asking neighbors and friends to be extra watchful and to report suspected child abuse or neglect.The calls for vigilance come during Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time each April when communities recommit efforts and resources aimed at protecting children and strengthening families. Many mandatory reporters of abuse and neglect, such as day care workers and teachers, are no longer seeing children in person.“We must come together in this crisis to strengthen our social safety net for vulnerable children and families,” Sayori Baldwin, director of Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services, said. “Families are experiencing fina
