Child Abuse in America
BREAKING THE SILENCE
In response to the recently aired investigative news report on child abuse fatalities in the United States by the BBC, I want to call attention to the importance of child advocacy in the U.S. This issue deserves our attention now more than ever before. This multimedia, 22-minute story, entitled “America’s Death Shame,” began airing Monday, Oct. 17 on BBC World News affiliates, including PBS and NPR stations in most American cities. The focus of the broadcast is on the magnitude of child abuse — and particularly child-abuse-related deaths — in America.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teresa-huizar/child-abuse-america_b_1025890.html
MORE STATISTICS HERE:
http://dreamcatchersforabusedchildren.com/abuse/statistics/
http://www.haltnow.ca/abuse/child-abuse/190-statistic-of-child-abuse.html
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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Jena Lester Says:
this is all so sad!! i just wish that there was something that i could do to help!!!!! if you know how, just email me at yahoo.com. thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on November 10th, 2011 at 9:28 am