CHILD ABUSE
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Child Abuse
In 1998, more than 900,000 children in the United States experienced or were at risk for child abuse and/or neglect. An estimated 1,100 children died from such maltreatment.
- Head trauma, often the result of violent shaking, is the leading cause of death and disability among abused infants and children.
- Child maltreatment increases the risk of suicide and of becoming either a victim or perpetrator of intimate partner violence.
- Males who are abused or neglected or who witness violence between their parents in childhood are at increased risk of perpetrating intimate partner violence in adulthood.
- Studies have suggested links between child maltreatment and alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, smoking, sexual promiscuity, and certain chronic diseases.
- Women with a history of childhood sexual abuse are at higher risk than non-victims of being sexually assaulted in adulthood.
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Sources: The safety tips in this section were compiled from the following great internet resources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/)
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