Child Abuse as you may not thought of is widely and commonly spread in the US, every single year more than 2.9 million cases by phone call of child abuse are reported every year. Most of these callers are a neighbor, a relative, or a concerned stranger. But, don’t panic, for example in 2006 3 million calls were reported, 18% of them are child abuse concerned issues.
◦Over 70% of these victims were boys and girls 3 years old or less.
◦Approximately 5 children die everyday because of child abuse.
◦1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before they reach age 18.
Child Abuse Reported Cases in the US since the 1950’s- ( IMAGE )
Effects of Child Abuse on Children-
With Child Abuse comes Mental Problems for a children as a result.
Mental Problems include-
• Smoking and Drinking at an Early Age
• Suicide Attempts
• Depression
Financial impacts of child abuse are its costs for loss of worker productivity, special education costs, and healthcare costs of 2008 cases are 124 billion, which are enough to send more than 1.7 million adults to college.
What To Do To Stop Child Abuse?
Get involved. Ask your community leaders, clergy, library and schools to develop services to meet the needs of healthy children and families.
Help to develop parenting resources at your local library. Find out whether your local library has parenting resources, and if it does not, offer to help obtain some.
Promote programs in school. Teaching children, parents and teachers prevention strategies can help to keep children safe.
Monitor your child’s television, video, and internet viewing/usage. Excessively watching violent films, TV programs, and videos can harm young children.
Volunteer at a local child abuse prevention program. For information about volunteer opportunities, call 1.800.CHILDREN or contact your local Prevent Child Abuse America chapter.
Report suspected abuse or neglect. If you have reason to believe a child has been or may be harmed, call your local department of children and family services or your local police department.
Thank for reading our article and we hope it help promote the stop of child abuse in the US.
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