Shhh, it’s a family secret! 

Child Abuse  presents in four ways:

1.  neglect; 2.  physical abuse; 3. psychological maltreatment; 4. sexual abuse.

Children up to one years old have the highest victimization (child abuse) rate.

Four of five cases were from neglect.    One of five was from physical abuse.          78%  from neglect

18% from physical abuse cases

9%  from sexual abuse

Four out of five DEATHS were in children younger than 4 years old.

            Most were boys younger than four years old who  died from  physical abuse or    neglect.

Children with disabilities were  twice as likely to be victims of abuse as children without disabilities.

Children with disabilities were less likely to be believed,

Victimization was about equal for gender

Parents were responsible for 4/5 of child fatalities

 4/5 of perpetrators were 20-39 years old

Child Abuse is the greatest crime against humanity and it happens far more often than the stats above indicate.

This is a draft!