Why is there no advertisements about child abuse on tv?

[KMR]

Other than those exploitive 'Adopt a Child' commercials shaming people to give them money out of guilt, very few public awareness ads populate the airwaves.

It is my understanding that government social services organizations are forbidden by law to solicit the public for funding as private ones do. Instead they must rely on public service broadcast announcements to keep the issue in front of the public. I'm sure that with all the budget cuts states have had to make, awareness media marketing is the one of the first things to go.

Around the holidays, there are a few more abuse prevention commercials, and sometimes religious groups will sponsor awareness ads, but mostly, media just wants to be a shiny, happy place of entertainment. Media are required by law to dedicate a specified amount of free airtime to public service announcements, but thanks to the corporate hijack of media and government, the time allotment gets smaller and smaller.

Sad, isn't it?