The baby was found dead in the home in February.
The awareness effort officially kicks off Monday. Data shows about a dozen children out of every thousand experience maltreatment in Kentucky.
A Taylor County woman was arrested Saturday after her 6-month-old daughter was found dead in their home.
For years, the founder of Kentucky Link Coalition, Joye Keeley, has studied the connection between animal abuse and human violence.
Michael Lofton is charged with criminal abuse.
Kentucky will have its first Child Protection Center of Excellence thanks to $6 million in funding from the Kentucky legislature.
Hospital staff and community members planted the pinwheels to raise awareness about child abuse.
The bill, nationally known as Erin's law, would implement a one-hour training once a year that would be appropriate to different grade levels.
Experts say teachers play a key role in reporting child abuse, and they expect reports to increase now that kids are returning to school.
Indiana Senate Bill 551, which went into effect July 1, allows parents to seek a protective order against someone they believe is having inappropriate communications with their child.