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To: Grainne who wrote (103156)	5/4/2005 7:26:45 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 108807

Perhaps it's time to change the subject. How about this? For calendar year 2002, an estimated 1,800,000 referrals alleging child abuse or neglect were accepted by State and local child protective services (CPS) agencies for investigation or assessment. The referrals included more than 3 million children, and of those, approximately 896,000 children were determined to be victims of child abuse or neglect by the CPS agencies. More than 60 percent of child victims were neglected by their parents or other caregivers. Almost 20 percent were physically abused, 10 percent were sexually abused, and 7 percent were emotionally maltreated. In addition, almost 20 percent were associated with "other" types of maltreatment based on specific State laws and policies. A child could be a victim of more than one type of maltreatment. Children ages birth to 3 years had the highest rates of victimization at 16.0 per 1,000 children (figure S-1). Girls were slightly more likely to be victims than boys. American Indian or Alaska Native and African-American children had the highest rates of victimization when compared to their national population. While the rate of White victims of child abuse or neglect was 10.7 per 1,000 children of the same race, the rate for American Indian or Alaska Natives was 21.7 per 1,000 children and for African-Americans 20.2 per 1,000 children. 2002 Data. acf.dhhs.gov That is just referrals accepted by state and local CPS agencies. the true incidence is much, much higher. I'd like to see at least the same level of outrage that I see leveled at factory farms, Wal-Mart, carriage operaters, sled dog owners, etc. focused on the issue of child abuse and neglect. After all, the kids who are victims of this type of abuse and neglect are at very high risk to grown up and be abusers themselves.