Kris escaped the verbal abuse of his Uncle Stan.                     Unfortunately not all children are so lucky.

The following statistics were taken from Child Maltreatment 2004 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006)

It is estimated that 1,490 children died in 2004 as a result of abuse or neglect. This number may be incorrect. Researchers suggest that as many as 50 to 60 percent of child deaths resulting from abuse or neglect are not recorded.

          

Results of Child Abuse

Not all abused children will end up in prison BUT

36.7 % of all women  and 14.4% of all men in U.S. prisons were abused as children.

Nearly 2/3's of people in treatment for drug abuse report being abused as children

One third of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children.

Abused and neglected children are 59% more likely to be arrested as juveniles.

Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.

Who Are the Perpetrators or Abusers?

Although there is no single abuser profile, he or she may be a young adult (mid-20s), living in poverty, stressed, and often the recepient of child abuse themselves.  Most deaths from

physical abuse are caused by male caretakers - fathers, boyfriends, uncles, etc. Deaths due

to child neglect are usually traced back to the mother.

               http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm

According to information taken from the web, 4 children die every day as a result of  child abuse, and three out of four are less than 4 years old.