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Report Cites Abuse of 91,000 Babies Under 1
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 4, 2008; Page A02
More than 91,000 babies were mistreated in their first year of life in the
United States in 2006, according to the first national estimate of abuse of
the nation's youngest, most vulnerable children, prepared by federal
officials on the basis of cases substantiated by state and local children's
protective services agencies.
Although the report focused on nonfatal maltreatment, officials estimated
that abuse killed another 499 children in 2006 before their first birthday.
"It's a picture that you don't even want to imagine -- that this number of
infants are being maltreated," said Ileana Arias of the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, which prepared the report. "We find it
incredibly distressing and unacceptable that children nowadays are being
subjected to these kinds of behaviors."
More than one-third of the nonfatal abuse occurred in the first week of
life, with most involving neglect rather than purposeful physical abuse,
according to the analysis of data from the national child abuse system.
Under federal law, states since 1993 file with a federal database reports of
all abuse cases verified by investigators. The inquiries can be triggered by
suspicions raised by medical and social services personnel, law enforcement,
teachers or day-care providers, parents, relatives, neighbors or friends.
Because the report marked the first attempt to examine abuse among the
youngest children, officials said they did not know whether the number is
increasing. But they expressed dismay at the magnitude of the problem.
"Child maltreatment is a serious public health problem," Arias said.
For the study, researchers examined data collected in fiscal year 2006 from
44 states plus the District through the National Child Abuse and Neglect
Data System, which compiles reports from child protective service agencies.
A total of 905,000 children younger than 18 were reported to have been
abused that year, including 91,278 who had not yet reached their first
birthday, the analysis published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report shows. That is a rate of more than 23 mistreated babies in every
1,000 of the nearly 4 million infants during the period studied.
Of the children abused in their first year, more than 84 percent --
35,455 -- were less than a month old, and of those, more than 84 percent --
29,881 -- were less than a week old. Most of the abuse -- 68 percent -- was
considered neglect.
"Neglect is officially defined as the failure the meet a child's basic
needs," Arias said. "That can be anything involving the provision of
appropriate housing or food or clothing or even access to medical care."
Of the remainder, about 13 percent was clear-cut physical abuse, defined as
"the intentional use of physical force by a parent or caregiver against a
child that results in, or has the potential to result in, physical
injury" -- such as beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, the
researchers wrote. The researchers said they had too little information on
the other cases to classify them.
A total of 47,117 of the cases -- nearly 52 percent -- involved boys. Beyond
the immediate danger of physical harm, research has shown that abused or
neglected children are much more likely to experience long-term physical and
emotional problems, the researchers noted.
While the data could not explain why the abuse occurred or why the youngest
babies were so often victims, the researchers speculated it may be because
they are especially dependent on their caregivers.
"The findings underscore the need for doctors, relatives and others to alert
authorities early of any concerns about abuse, she said.
"What the data are suggesting is that maltreatment is taking place earlier
on than we had been focusing on, and so what we need to do is identify what
the best possible points of intervention and the best way of intervening in
order to make sure that doesn't happen," Arias said. "What we are trying to
do is move the dial back a little earlier and make sure that there never is
an occasion for someone to pick up a phone or hot line to report that a
child is being maltreated."
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each year under teh DemoNazi's rules.
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Another McCain Voting Democrat wrote:
each year under teh DemoNazi's rules.
By amoral Repugnikkkans like you, #@($eater.
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:26:35 -0500, "Another McCain Voting Democrat"
<McCain is the Real Man@Election 2008> wrote:
each year under teh DemoNazi's rules.
...and how many babies die each year from the impedance of
scientific research due to religious superstition.
...and how many young minds were ruined by religious indoctrination.
Minds that could have been developed to do medical research to
save lives.
...how much money has been wasted building churches and religious
schools that could have been used for valid medical research to
save lives.
Get rid of religion and you'll save a lot of babies.
"It is far better to grasp the Universe
as it really is than to persist in delusion,
however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:26:35 -0500, "Another McCain Voting Democrat"
<McCain is the Real Man@Election 2008> wrote:
..and how many babies die each year from the impedance of
scientific research due to religious superstition.
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Not many because when it happens , it makes national headlines. But the
millions of aborted democraps does not even make the back pages of the
newspapers anymore.
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Then you can always move out of Germany if you want
"Another McCain Voting Democrat" <McCain is the Real Man@Election 2008>
wrote in message news:fJqdnX63zprPn2vanZ2dnUVZ_tCrnZ2d@comcast.com...
each year under teh DemoNazi's rules.
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:26:35 -0500, "Republicraps are #@($" <Obama is
the Real Man@Election 2008> wrote:
each year under teh RepubiNazi's rules.
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Hypocrisy,how many million of children Are murdered every year by the
demoncrats?
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:26:35 -0500, "Another McCain Voting Democrat"
<McCain is the Real Man@Election 2008> wrote:
..and how many babies die each year from the impedance of
scientific research due to religious superstition.
..and how many young minds were ruined by religious indoctrination.
Minds that could have been developed to do medical research to
save lives.
..how much money has been wasted building churches and religious
schools that could have been used for valid medical research to
save lives.
Get rid of religion and you'll save a lot of babies.
"It is far better to grasp the Universe
as it really is than to persist in delusion,
however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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MasterChief wrote:
Hypocrisy,how many million of children Are murdered every year by the
demoncrats?
Do you think that no Republicans get abortions?
Congratulations...
You are living proof of the fathomless stupidity of Usenet Republicans.
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