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Costs of Child Abuse & the Need for More Prevention
- Three children die each day from abuse or neglect-a cost that is incalculable.
- Abuse takes an enormous toll on children, both physically and emotionally.
- Child abuse causes a drain on social, health and judicial services.
- Adults who were abused or neglected as children are more likely to go on to commit crimes.
- Child abuse costs taxpayers $258 million each day and $94 billion a year.
- A conservative estimate is that child abuse costs each family $1,400 a year.
- Only $1.06 per family is spent each year for programs to prevent child abuse.
(Information from Prevent Child Abuse America)
For information about the costs of child abuse and neglect in Wisconsin click here.
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