Over the past 10 years, more than 20,000 American children are believed to have been killed in their own homes by family members. That is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The child maltreatment death rate in the US is triple Canada's and 11 times that of Italy. Millions of children are reported as abused and neglected every year. Why is that?
Part of the answer is that teen pregnancy, high-school dropout, violent crime, imprisonment, and poverty - factors associated with abuse and neglect - are generally much higher in the US.
Further, other rich nations have social policies that provide child care, universal health insurance, pre-school, parental leave and visiting nurses to virtually all in need.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15193530
Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US.
The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009.
A recent congressional report concludes the real number could be nearer 2,500.
In fact, America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialised world. Why? The BBC's Natalia Antelava investigates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15288865
Red, White, Black and Blue.
Here in the U.S. we have a big societal problem with nearly 2,000 children per annum being murdered as a result of child abuse each year in the United States, and not a word about it from NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, or your local newspaper.
The American MSM sweeps it all under the rug.
They spent more time on the death of Michael Jackson than this issue.
Shame . . .
The child maltreatment death rate in the US is triple Canada's and 11 times that of Italy. Millions of children are reported as abused and neglected every year. Why is that?
Part of the answer is that teen pregnancy, high-school dropout, violent crime, imprisonment, and poverty - factors associated with abuse and neglect - are generally much higher in the US.
Further, other rich nations have social policies that provide child care, universal health insurance, pre-school, parental leave and visiting nurses to virtually all in need.
Nearly half the child fatalities in 2009 were children under the age of one
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15193530
Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US.
The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009.
A recent congressional report concludes the real number could be nearer 2,500.
In fact, America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialised world. Why? The BBC's Natalia Antelava investigates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15288865
Red, White, Black and Blue.
Here in the U.S. we have a big societal problem with nearly 2,000 children per annum being murdered as a result of child abuse each year in the United States, and not a word about it from NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, or your local newspaper.
The American MSM sweeps it all under the rug.
They spent more time on the death of Michael Jackson than this issue.
Shame . . .
Maybe the title of this thread should read the U.S. Has the Most REPORTED Child Abuse Deaths. Still sad that ANY child has to die because of abuse or that any child would have to live with abuse, and I am not trying to take away from that message, but I am sooooo sick and tired of people trying to make us look like we are a "bad" country that doesn't care about its children and people. That is such a load of bogus crap. I'm sick of people trying to make us look bad. We probably have the MOST accurate, up to date and best reporting, and THAT is probably the difference. I don't buy it that "we don't care enough about our children" crap. Sorry. I see the opposite of that EVERY DAY.
The America news media turns a blind eye to child abuse deaths while lavishing extensive coverage on deaths that occur less often.
LOL! Yeah, the BBC. Aren't they the ones who said America was behind 9-1-1 and the terrorists were still alive? And to think, at one time they actually put out some good stuff. How sad.
Gutsky wrote:
Over the past 10 years, more than 20,000 American children are believed to have been killed in their own homes by family members. That is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The child maltreatment death rate in the US is triple Canada's and 11 times that of Italy. Millions of children are reported as abused and neglected every year. Why is that?
Part of the answer is that teen pregnancy, high-school dropout, violent crime, imprisonment, and poverty - factors associated with abuse and neglect - are generally much higher in the US.
Further, other rich nations have social policies that provide child care, universal health insurance, pre-school, parental leave and visiting nurses to virtually all in need.
Nearly half the child fatalities in 2009 were children under the age of one
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15193530
Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US.
The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009.
A recent congressional report concludes the real number could be nearer 2,500.
In fact, America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialised world. Why? The BBC's Natalia Antelava investigates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15288865
Red, White, Black and Blue.
Here in the U.S. we have a big societal problem with nearly 2,000 children per annum being murdered as a result of child abuse each year in the United States, and not a word about it from NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, or your local newspaper.
The American MSM sweeps it all under the rug.
They spent more time on the death of Michael Jackson than this issue.
Shame . . .
i'm not against animals ,but every time i see a sad psa ,about abused animals , playing in the arms of the angels ,i wonder why i never see one about kids ,sure i see starving kids in africa ,but in the u.s ? nothing.
The America news media turns a blind eye to child abuse deaths while lavishing extensive coverage on deaths that occur less often.
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Despite children being murdered about every other day by the parents, the news media remains conspicuously silent about this epidemic of child abuse deaths.
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Sometimes a problem can be so horrendous that we decide it's easier to live in denial than to tackle it head on.
Let's face it ~ nobody likes talking about child abuse/deaths. Until this devastating cycle is broken, we will continue on this downward spiral; not for a day or a month, but for yet another generation. This can be changed by raising national awareness and educating the general public.
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ALL children murdered by their caregivers and parents deserve national media attention.
I can agree with that. The media picks and chooses which cases they will cover with ratings in mind, although they couldn't possibly cover them all. What is MOST important though is beefing up DSS to prevent this from happening if at all possible so that these children wouldn't have to be news stories. Obviously something is lacking there.
Jalus wrote:
The America news media turns a blind eye
to child abuse deathswhile lavishing extensive coverageon deaths that occur less often.Despite children being murderedabout every other day by the parents,the news media remains conspicuously silentabout this epidemic of child abuse deaths.Sometimes a problem can be so horrendousthat we decide it's easier to live in denialthan to tackle it head on.
Let's face it ~nobody likes talking aboutchild abuse/deaths.Until this devastating cycle is broken,we will continue on this downward spiral;not for a day or a month,but for another generation.This can be changed byraising national awarenessand educating the general public.ALL children murdered by theircaregivers and parentsdeserve national media attention.
Jalus wrote:
The America news media turns a blind eye to child abuse deaths
while lavishing extensive coverage on deaths that occur less often.Despite children being murdered about every other day by the parents,the news media remains conspicuously silent about this epidemic of child abuse deaths.Sometimes a problem can be so horrendous that we decide it's easier to live in denial than to tackle it head on.
Let's face it ~ nobody likes talking about child abuse/deaths.Until this devastating cycle is broken, we will continue on this downward spiral; not for a day or a month, but for yet another generation. This can be changed by raising national awareness and educating the general public.ALL children murdered by their caregivers and parents deserve national media attention.
another part of the problem is in abuse cases that don't result in death , these kids are growing up with a horrible view of the world around them ,the real world that the majority of adults know nothing about . sure abuse happens ,to somebody else or somebody elses kid . don't really like talking about it much less seeing it on the news . people do not like having their own little safe place exposed for what it is,the world is a dangerous place and children are dying .survivors are treated as damaged goods . we all need to look out for all the children ,not just ours . the children are the future and if you look up the total stats on all types of child abuse .it would be a hundred times as widespread as the worst disease.if the kids know nothing but abuse how many will continue the circle ? how much adult crime can be traced back to childhood abuse? it affects everyone in some way or other.
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