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Child abuse grows as economy falls E-mail
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
The number of abusive head traumas among infants and young children appears to have risen dramatically across the United States since the onset of the current recession in 2007, new research reveals.

 
Tennessee works to reduce child abuse deaths E-mail
Monday, 03 May 2010
The last time Lisa Page saw her niece, Ava Hannah, the little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap in Goodlettsville, trying out her new favorite word. "She looked up at me and said 'bye-bye,' " Page said. "She was barely 14 months old." A week later, Ava was dead, her mother ultimately accused of putting prescription drugs in a sippy cup.
 
TX Child Abuse Awareness and Child Abuse Deaths E-mail
Thursday, 29 April 2010

As Action 4 News uncovered in 2009 in Texas alone 280 children died of abuse and neglect. In South Texas including Laredo, the Coastal Bend, and the Rio Grande Valley 20 children died in 2009.

 

 
Study suggests child abuse can lead to physical illnesses later in life E-mail
Monday, 12 October 2009
Many studies over the years have indicated that victims of child abuse experience long-term psychological problems.  Now, a review of 24 studies involving abused children suggests that child abuse can lead to physical illnesses later in life as well.
 
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