We will never get rid of predators and there will always be abusive parents. Social workers, church leaders, school principals, and district officials may be following rules designed to serve adults and protect institutions, but they should have conformed to more basic instincts and protected children. If they had accepted these children as their own, their feelings would have led them to a very different outcome (Banks). States are looking for ways to address the million cases of child abuse that emerge each year. Instead of a single approach to child protection, they are looking for better ways to use their staff's community resources. We are fighting for every girl and boy who has benefited from a minimum of security. We constantly evaluate the successes and failures of strategies undertaken on behalf of our young people. Although there is still much to do, we have made great progress. Because of the collective progress made in identifying and assisting victims, we launched a prevention initiative aimed at ensuring that at-risk children never become victims (Joseph). The United States is taking small steps, but it hopes it will lead to bigger and better things in the future.