ASIN: B0012KIQ62
Publisher: William Gladden Foundation Press
Pages: 18
AMERICA’S CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE MURDERED, PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED, SEXUALLY ABUSED AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY INJURED IN THEIR OWN HOME THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. Over three million cases of family violence involving children are reported each year. Another few million cases go unreported. And another couple thousand more of our nation’s children die each year because of domestic abuse and domestic violence.The above numbers include only those incidents in which children were the direct target of family violence. Millions of other young people endure the indirect results of domestic violence. Because of child maltreatment, children can suffer from anxiety, depression, guilt and fear. Problems coping with the abuse can follow the child throughout his or her life and the effects can be devastating. Many of these young people mistakenly feel responsible for the violence. Abused boys are twice as ...
