Children's Board of Hillsborough County

Children across the greater Tampa Bay region are heading back to school later this week. The executive director of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County has advice on how to help kids get back into the swing of things.

Statistics show child abuse reports dropped 18% nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an even steeper fall-off in Florida. But experts say this doesn’t mean there has been a decline in cases.