Neglect and Abuse
Of the nearly 800,000 neglected or abused children in 2007, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports 59 percent of those children suffered neglect, 11 percent were physically abused, 8 percent were sexually abused and 4 percent were emotionally or psychologically abused. Numbers alone don’t tell the whole story: 13 percent of those children were the victims of multiple types of abuse.
Latest in neglect and abuse
Don't Take No for an Answer
Ruth Teichroeb is a freelance reporter, formerly an investigative reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. This article was adapted from the fall 2004 issue of the Journalism Center’s magazine, The Children’s Beat and provides tips for investigating child welfare services.
"It Isn't Stranger Danger."
Psychotherapist Linda Johnson, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse–Vermont, explains why people are “shocked” by Vermont's large number of documented child sexual abuse cases and what may be behind a dramatic 60 percent drop in CSA cases there since 1992.
"The Abuser is Often Fearful to Seek Help."
An interview with Wayne Bower, former sex offender and director of Sex Offenders Restored through Treatment (SORT).
"People whose stories might be most compelling are hesitant to speak up."
An interview with Fred Berlin, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the National Institute for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma and Johns Hopkins Sexual Disorders Clinic.
