CHILD ABUSE

History

• 1870s, first report of daily beatings to a foster child
• 1875, NY first state to have laws protecting kids from abuse
• Parents were the abuser in 77% of the confirmed cases.
• 1996, More than 1000 U.S. Children died from abuse

STATISTICS

• 90% of abusing parents have neither any mental problem
• In 2000s, 879,000 children were victims of child maltreatment.
• 63% were neglected, 19% physical, 10% sexual, and 8% phychological

ABUSER

• Parents are mostly the abuser
• Children have always been subject to abuse by their parents

Facts
The most obvious types of physical child abuse include children who are beaten, burned, or shaken