Who Protects the Child?
©Lyn Crain
Denial, not my daughter or son
They wouldn’t hit anyone Maybe they yell at lot Or sometimes give a swat. But that is not abuse Based on the unique number of victims, an estimated 78 percent (78.3) suffered neglect, an estimated 18 percent (17.6) were physically abused, an estimated 9 percent (9.2) were sexually abused, an estimated 8 percent (8.1) were psychologically maltreated, and an estimated 2 percent (2.4) were medically neglected. In addition, an estimated 10 percent of the victims (10.3) experienced “other” types of maltreatment such as “abandonment,” “threats of harm to the child,” and “congenital drug addiction.” http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/can-faq7 https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/statistics/can/natl-state/ https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/
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