Males Responsible For 2/3 Minnesota’s Violent Baby Deaths
On May - 2 - 2011
Study: Male caregivers responsible for two-thirds of Minnesota’s violent baby deaths
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Male caregivers are responsible for two-thirds of child deaths and near-fatal injuries in Minnesota, according to a new study. The Child Mortality Review Board carried out the state-mandated study by researching more than 200 preventable deaths of Minnesota children between 2005 and 2009. In most of them, the children were being cared for by unemployed fathers, stepfathers or boyfriends of the mothers. Half of the incidents involved children less than 1 year old.
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---------------------------------------------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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