Child Abuse
How it effects the family.
Child Abuse means: Mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect, beating, and sexual molestation.
Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than 6 million children.The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations – losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect.
General statistics
Facts
Child abuse and criminal behavior
Child abuse consiquenses
sources
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http://www.nccafv.org/parentalsubstanceabuse.htm
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