Courtesy of Every Child Matters
More than seven children die from abuse and neglect every day in America – some 2,500 a year – reflecting the estimated 50 percent undercounting in the officially estimated figure of 1,537.
A child is abused or neglected every 36 seconds in the United States, yet only 40 percent of abused children with substantiated cases receive services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Act would develop a national strategy that would result in the reduction of deaths and the prevention of child abuse in the first place. All it takes is a minute of your time to click here and sign the petition asking your member of congress to support this act. Then click here to send a letter to your Congress members.
