Sunday, July 23, 2017

Child Abuse: A Generational Plague fall of 70AD



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Child Abuse: A Generational Plague fall of 70AD

Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect.
Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education.

The United States has the worst records among industrialized nations
- THIRTY-SEVEN children DIE every day as a result of child abuse and neglect
- A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds
- 50-60% of maltreatment fatalities are not recorded as such.
- 80% of children that die from abuse are under the age of 4.
- 95% of juvenile sexual abuse victims, know their perpetrator.
Estimated annual cost $124 billion...
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS!!!
Child maltreatment includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role (e.g., clergy, coach, and teacher).
There are 4 common types of abuse:
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Neglect
Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect.
Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, with...