Only 34% report child abuse
A survey has found that only 34 per cent of respondents would contact child protection authorities or the police if they knew a child was being harmed.
Fairfax says the survey by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect found only 34 per cent of 22,000 respondents would call police if a child disclosed sexual abuse.
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