CHILD ABUSE IN THE U.S.

By: Sunny Ybarra

WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE

PhysicalEmotionalSexual MaltreatmentNeglect

ANDREA’S STORY

FATALITY BY AGE IN 2007

CHILD ABUSE & MALTREATMENT FATALETIES

DID YOU KNOWEstimated 1,700 fatalities in 2007

That translates to about 2.35 children per 100,000 children in the general public

WHO REPORTS ABUSE 17% Professional such as Teachers

16.3% Lawyers or Police Officers

10.2% Social Service StaffLESS THAN 50%

SOURCES Child Welfare Information Gateway http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm#summary

Yahoo Education http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=9968

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm07/summary.htm