~*PLEASE, don't let them hurt your children*~



Child Abuse Facts



Children are to be nurtured, loved and protected.
Over 3 million (3,195,000) children
were reported for child abuse and neglect
to child protective service (CPS) agencies in the United States, in 1997.
The "Prevent Child Abuse - America" reports that currently,
about 47 out of every 1000 children are reported as victims
of child maltreatment.
Overall, child abuse reporting levels have increased 41% between 1988 and 1997.
According to the most recent 1997 survey:
Physical abuse represented 22% of confirmed cases,
Sexual abuse 8%,
Neglect 54%,
Emotional maltreatment 4% and
other forms of maltreatment 12%.
These percentages have undergone some shift since 1986
when approximately 26% of the children
were reported for physical abuse,
16% for sexual abuse,
55% for neglect,
and 8% for emotional maltreatment (AAPC, 1988).

But these are only numbers.
Behind each of these is a story of a real child hurt,
a family torn apart, future marriages damaged
and the likelihood of perpetuating the hurt to yet another generation.
This is the Devastation that is Child Abuse.
Please click on the link below
titled, "Angels Place"
This is a memorial to children
who have died from abuse.
The link to the Child Abuse Memorial page
will be found on the left of Angel's page.


~*Angel's Place*~