The document discusses statistics regarding child abuse, including that a report is made every ten seconds, almost five children die per day from abuse with most under age 4, and between 60-85% of child abuse deaths are not recorded as such. It notes child abuse occurs across all demographics and socioeconomic levels. It provides statistics on the intergenerational nature of abuse and long term psychological and physical impacts, including higher rates of mental illness, teen pregnancy, and risky sexual behaviors.

1. CHILD ABUSE
BSHS 371
MARCH 3, 2012
INSTRUCTOR:

4.  A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.
 Almost five children die every day as a result of child abuse. More than three out of
four are under the age of 4.
 It is estimated that between 60-85% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not
recorded as such on death certificates.
 Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within
all religions and at all levels of education.
 31% percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children.
 Over 60% of people in drug rehabilitation centers report being abused or neglected
as a child.
 About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children,
continuing the horrible cycle of abuse.
 About 80% of 21 year old was abused as children met criteria for at least one
psychological disorder.
 Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.
 Abused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for

5.  % 90 of sexual abused children know
 %68 family members
 Grow up suffering from PSTD
 % 79 of children were afraid to tell
 How can the tell if they do not know
 What to say.

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Victims of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Rape, Robbery, Assault
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