Widespread child abuse
On June - 23 - 2010
We must not wait to address widespread child abuse
“If the most prosperous country in the world can afford to fight two wars, battle terrorism in far-off lands and bail out Wall Street, why can’t it offer its most vulnerable and voiceless citizens anything but bureaucratic red tape?”
That is the question asked by Seema Jilani in a recent article in McClatchy Newspapers about the growing problem of child abuse.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=458258
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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