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Child Abuse Underreported

Posted by Sandra On June - 4 - 2010

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Child Abuse Underreported in Latin America

Among those who know about physical abuse, 3 in 10 say authorities notified

WASHINGTON, D.C. Forty million children younger than 15 are victims of violence, abuse, and neglect in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a 2006 UNICEF report. Much of this violence takes place in the home, but Gallup surveys in the region show most adults who know of a child who was beaten or physically mistreated by a family member in the past month say this incident went unreported.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/139376/Child-Abuse-Underreported-Latin-America.aspx

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  1. John Hodge Says:

    St.Louis Cyber Crimes1 Child Predator Unit.

    Posted on June 4th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

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