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 Child Abuse: A Generational Plague

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

- Matthew 5:4

Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect, occurring at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at every level of education. • A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds. • 37 (Thirty-Seven) or more children DIE, every day as a result of abuse. • 80% of children that die from abuse are under the age of 4.• 60% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates. • 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way. The estimated annual cost of child abuse in the United States for 2008 is $124 billion.Child Maltreatment: Definitions Any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child.Child Abuse (Acts of Commission)Words or overt actions that cause harm, potential harm, or threat of harm to a child. Acts of commission are deliberate and intentional; however, harm to a child may or may not be the intended consequence. Intentional only applies to the caregivers' acts-not the consequences of those acts. For example, a caregiver may intend to hit a child as punishment (i.e., hitting the child is not accidental or unintentional) but not intend to cause the child to have a concussion. The following types of maltreatment involve acts of commission:• Physical abuse• Sexual abuse• Psychological abuse Acts of Omission (Child Neglect)The failure to provide for a child's basic physical, emotional, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm or potential harm. Like acts of commission, harm to a child may or may not be the intended consequence.

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