According to statistics from ChildHelp, around 6 million children in the US are abused each year, with around 3 million reports of abuse. 30% of adults who were abused as children often go on to abuse their own children. Child abuse can have long-lasting mental health consequences for victims, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Factors that may contribute to abuse include substance abuse, unrealistic expectations of children, lack of parenting skills, history of being abused, mental illness, and work pressures. Children who are abused often feel serious, unhappy, shy, depressed, and that they cannot rely on anyone for support.

1. Child Abuse in the
United States
by:
Maya Lugo,Kyra Hospedales,Marlene
Basurto

2. Rate of Child Abuse in the U.S.
According to the ChildHelp organization in America, around 6 million children
are victims of child abuse. From this, around 3 million reports of child abuse are
made. And, around 30% of adults who have been abused as children will most
likely abuse their own children.

3. Consequences of Child Abuse
A child who has been abused early in their lives is more
likely to suffer from mental problems like anxiety and
depression, and is most likely going to suffer from
flashbacks. Also, a child who has been abused will most
likely grow up to be an adult that abuses their own children.

4. Causes of Child Abuse
Some causes that the abusers may do this to the their child
or a child, is of the following:
-Alcohol/Drugs Abuse
-Their high expectations on what they want the child to
achieve.
-Lack of skills in raising a child.
-May have been abused also as a child.
-Mental illness.
-Work pressures.

5. The consequence To a child’s
personality
Children who get abused are often serious,
unhappy and shy.They feel like they can’t
rely on anyone in the world, because its
dangerous to them. It makes them feel
depressed as well.

6. How does child abuse effects
grades
● Child abuse shows that children become
more distant in school and are
embarrassed of what happens to them.
According to the NCTSN, the traumatic
events leads elementary students to show
signs of aggression also become more
agitated.

7. Child Abuse Affecting the
Children Mentally
● According to TIME Magazine, child
maltreatment can lead to Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder also known as PTSD.
● "25% percents of participants had
suffered major depression at some point
in their lives." TIME Magazine