Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

A new report from the Children’s Bureau says an estimated 906,000 children were victims of child abuse or neglect in 2003.

I don’t have numbers to back it up but my gut feeling is that this estimate is very low. The report is about the consequences of abuse and neglect and not about the reasons for its occurrence. It would be interesting to know how many of these children’s parents are involved in bad marriages.

Below you can read a summary of the report or go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway to read the complete report.

Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect (summary)

While physical injuries may or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect can have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes, if not generations.
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