Only 34% report child abuse
On September - 4 - 2010
A survey has found that only 34 per cent of respondents would contact child protection authorities or the police if they knew a child was being harmed.
Fairfax says the survey by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect found only 34 per cent of 22,000 respondents would call police if a child disclosed sexual abuse.
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/only-34-would-report-child-abuse-20100905-14vj1.html
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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