Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Neglect, abuse seen in 90,000 infants

Clearly does not include the nutritionally abused kids.
"About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. Nearly a third of the victims were one week old or younger when the maltreatment was reported, government researchers said Thursday. The study focused on children younger than 1."
Then there would likely be more.

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