Child abuse Summary

Child Abuse and Drugs In the United States, on average, a child is abused every 13 seconds. Because of social awareness, reported child abuse has increased dramatically since the 1980s. Some states ha... Read more

Child Abuse Child abuse is the blanket term for four types of child mistreatment: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. In many cases children are the victims of more than one ty... Read more

Child Abuse, Sexual and Emotional Committed acts of sexual or emotional assault or neglect on a child. Child abuse includes assaults in any of several domains (physical, sexual, or emotional) and may ... Read more

"Each day in the United States more than three children die as a result of child abuse in the home" (Child Help USA 1/5). This statistic is too high and there need to be changes to overcome this prob... Read more

How do you feel when you read about the latest beating, torture or death of a child? Most of us are sickened, sad and angry, but maybe what's less obvious is that physical and sexual abuse, and the ne... Read more

Most people do not realize that child abuse is not just physical. Kids are abused with words, actions, and lack of interest. Making fun of a child, name-calling, always finding fault, and showing no... Read more