UK: 1 Million Kids ‘Severely Maltreated’
On February - 15 - 2011
One in four people in the UK, aged between 18 and 24, claims to have experienced severe violence, sexual abuse or neglect as a child, says the children’s charity the NSPCC. The study also says a million secondary school pupils have faced “severe maltreatment” during childhood. Children in poorer households and those in homes with separated parents are significantly more likely to face violence and abuse, says the charity.
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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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