Child Abuse Underreported
On June - 4 - 2010
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
---------------------------------------------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.
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John Hodge Says:
St.Louis Cyber Crimes1 Child Predator Unit.
Posted on June 4th, 2010 at 5:21 pm