Child Abuse: The Epidemic That Must Cease

Child abuse is prevalent in many countries and the United States. Children are presumed to be abused in any way every 13 seconds: physical, sexual, emotional or negligent (Friedman). Every year in the United States there are reports of abuse of over 3 million children, including more than 6 million children. Child abuse can be alleviated by appropriate parental education and public awareness raising. Child abuse is physical, sexual, emotional abuse, or child's negligence.

In the 1991 US Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Ignorance, child abuse and ignorance were considered "national epidemics". In 1993, the National Child Abuse Prevention Committee (NCPCA) determined that approximately 2.9 million children in the United States were identified and / or reported as victims of child abuse and neglect. However, until recently, the number of disabled and disabled children who were abused and ignored was not fully documented. In November 1993, the National Child Abuse Ignorance Center (NCCAN) published studies on child abuse. A country that initially identified abuse within this population discovered that the rate of abuse of disabled children is about twice that of disabled children (WESTAT, 1993). Other studies have shown that the risk of abuse of children with disabilities increases by 4 to 10 times that of the general population (Baladerian, 1990).

Child abuse is prevalent in many countries and the United States. Children are presumed to be abused in any way every 13 seconds: physical, sexual, emotional or negligent (Friedman). Every year in the United States there are reports of abuse of over 3 million children, including more than 6 million children. Child abuse can be alleviated by appropriate parental education and public awareness raising. - Child abuse in the United States today is one of the most tragic topics of humanity. Many children suffer from negligence and abuse everyday. Child abuse has no difference in gender or age of children. Boys and girls are likely to be abused as well. The problem is how often a child is abused. Millions of children around the world are being abused to some extent regardless of whether it is speech, emotion, body or sex.