Cost of child abuse and neglect rival other major public health problems in the US
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February
2012
A recent CDC study found the total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately US$124 billion.
These findings are published in
The economic burden of child maltreatment and neglect in the United States and implications for prevention. Authors: Xiangming Fang, Derek S. Brown, Curtis S. Florence, James A. Mercy. Child Abuse and Neglect, 2012, Access abstract online
Read more on the CDC Injury Center website
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