The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention☆☆☆

A new estimate of the average lifetime cost and total life cycle cost of each child abuse victim in all new child abuse cases in 2008 using an event-based approach

In this study we calculated the estimated cost of each case using the best available secondary data. In this article, for each cost category, we use as much of attribution as possible. For categories for which imputed cost data is not available, the cost estimate is the product of the incremental effect of child abuse on a particular outcome multiplied by the estimated cost associated with the outcome. The estimated total lifecycle cost of child abuse in 2008 was calculated by multiplying the estimated lifetime cost of each victim by an estimated case of new child abuse in 2008.

The average lifetime cost of nonfatal child abuse victims is estimated at $ 210,012 in 2010, of which $ 32,648 is for adult medical expenses, $ 10,430 for productivity loss, $ 7,728 for child welfare, $ 6,747 for criminal trials I will. Educational expenses are $ 7,999. The average life expectancy per capita is estimated at 1,272,900 dollars, of which medical costs are $ 14,100 and productivity loss is 1,258,800 dollars. The total lifetime economic burden of new fatal and nonfatal child abuse cases in the United States in 2008 was about $ 124 billion. In sensitivity analysis, the total burden amount is estimated to reach $ 585 billion.

The burden of child abuse is higher than other health problems and shows the importance of prevention to deal with the high occurrence rate of child abuse.

Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Brown's financial support is provided in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contract No. 200-2008-M-28149).

For the first time, the US federal government announced the official national definition of child abuse through the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention Act (CAPTA). CAPTA defines minimum standards for the definition of child abuse by state and municipalities. According to CAPTA, child abuse is defined as follows: Recent acts or loss of behavior of parents or carers, serious physical or mental hazards, sexual abuse or exploitation, or behavior-causing behaviors Or failure. Risk (2005 National Child Abuse · Ignore Information Exchange Center)

Child abuse is a physical, sexual or emotional abuse, or negligence of a child or child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Children and Families (DCF) define child abuse as any act or sequence of acts or drops caused by children or other carers. . Child abuse can occur in children's homes, or in organizations, schools, or communities where children interact. There are mainly four types of child abuse. Ignoring, physical abuse, psychological or mental abuse, and sexual abuse.

Outline In the United States, approximately 700,000 child abuse cases are annually reported. Four types of child abuse are ignored (most common), physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse. The cause of self-injuries after child abuse is due to regulation of irregular formation in the brain, representative reaction route. This cycle can be prevented by reducing the possibility of child abuse or by strengthening the self-injured prevention of abused children.