In Denver, Colorado, a 6 year old boy, whom a couple adopted in 2006 suffered a bruised brain and had bruises and abrasions all over his body, weighing only 30 pounds when he was taken to the hospital. Doctors had diagnosed the boy as suffering bleeding in the skull and that he was at a "substantial risk of death."
Read more: Parents of brusied, underweight 6-year-old to face abuse trial
Some facts about child abuse:
- In 2005, 12.1 of every 1,000 American children, almost 900,000 in all, suffered abuse by adults, with parents of victims accounting for almost 80% of abusers.
- Every day, about four children die in the U.S. because of abuse or neglect, most of them babies or toddlers.
- For every incident of child abuse or neglect that gets reported, it’s estimated that two others go unreported.
Source: http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-child-abuse
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