Florida 2011 Stats: 130 Children Died From Child Abuse
ORLANDO — A new report out shows 130 Florida kids died because of child abuse or neglect in Florida in 2011. Healthy Families Florida released its annual Child Abuse Death Review Wednesday. The report says the Department of Children and Families that 130 deaths statewide were related to child abuse or neglect. Most of the children who died were under four years of age. The report says the majority of the deaths could have been prevented. Child Abuse Report
---------------------------------------------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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