Beau Biden Foundation teams with Special Olympics to combat abuse
Originally published December 4, 2018 by WHYY
Special Olympics International chairman Tim Shriver sits with Beau Biden Foundation chair Hallie Biden at a press conference announcing a partnership to better protect athletes with intellectual disabilities from abuse. (Beau Biden Foundation/Youtube)
The Delaware-based Beau Biden Foundation is partnering with the Special Olympics to provide abuse prevention and recognition training to employees, assess athlete protection rules and develop better volunteer screening. According to the Beau Biden Foundation chairwoman,
about 30 percent of children with disabilities are sexually abused before age 18.
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