Every year more than 3

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million reports of child

abuse are made in the

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United States involving

more

than

million

children (a report can

include multiple children).

Approximately 5 children
die every day because of
child abuse.
1 out of 3 girls and 1 out

of 5 boys will be sexually

abused before they reach
age 18.
Boys (48.5%) and girls
(51.2%) become victims at
nearly the same rate.
14% of all men and 36%
of all women in prison
were abused as children.

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What Can You Do About Child Abuse?

If you suspect a child has been abused.

Keep calm.
Tell the child you believe them.
Show interest and concern.
Reassure and support the child.

to experience teen pregnancy.

enforcement or legal representatives, or

Abused children are 25% more likely

Reports that came from teachers, law

2. As teenagers

Who reports child abuse?

social service providers: 60% (teachers

17%; law enforcement 17%; social
service 11%).

In a study of young adults who

suffered

child

abuse

or

neglect, 80% met criteria for at least

including depression, anxiety, eating

who are abused or neglected?

one psychiatric disorder by age 21,

What can happen to children

1. As children

disorders, and suicide attempts.

In a U.S. Department of Health and

surveyed had escaped a home where

depression and withdrawal symptoms.

youth, it found that 46% of those

years of age have shown signs of

Human Services study of homeless

Child abuse victims as young as three

Child abuse victims are more likely to

exhibit anti-social behaviors, including
borderline personality disorders and
violent behavior.
Child abuse victims placed in foster or

Take action it could save a childs life.

Report child abuse to your local or state
child protective service agency, or to
your neighborhood police precinct.
The youngest children are the most
vulnerable
to
maltreatment.
Over 25% of abused children are under
the age of three while over 45% of
abused children are under the age of
five.

kinship care because of abuse or neglect

were found to score lower than other

they

suffered

physical

abuse,

and 17% left because of sexual abuse.

Children who experience child abuse
and neglect are 59% more likely to be
arrested as a juvenile, 28% more
likely to be arrested as an adult, and
30% more likely to commit violence

students in tests of cognitive capacity,

language development, and academic

achievement.
Child abuse and maltreatment can have
a multitude of long-term effects on
physical health.