Share of Cost, No Large Recession Effects On Child Maltreatment So Far

Saturday, May. 14th 2011 6:24 AM

Share of Cost, New national child abuse statistics for 2009 show additional declines in sexual abuse, a small increase of child maltreatment fatalities, and flat rates for physical abuse and neglect, according to an analysis of federal child maltreatment data by the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. “Many of us worried about possible large increases in 2009 due to worsening economic conditions,” said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes against Children Research Center and one of the analysts.

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