Local Cost and Need:
From the News-Review Editorial, January 13, 2005:
“Far too many children in Douglas County are victims of abuse each year. In 2005, officials reported 166 county children were victims of some kind of abuse or neglect, either sexual or physical abuse or inadequate access to food or shelter. Another 156 were in threatening situations where there was an extreme risk of harm…we in Douglas County should not be willing to tolerate anywhere near this amount.”
Approximately 70% of child abuse/child welfare cases are directly related to parental meth use. Such cases in Douglas County have increased almost 50% in the last 20 months….Of 375 children born to local probationers, 285 no longer live with their parents.
Handout, “Methamphetamine Abuse, Whose Problem Is It?”
Dr. Jack Stump, Feb. 26, 2006
CHILD SAFETY, Douglas County, 2005 report:
228 children are victims of child abuse/neglect (9.5 per 1,000 children).
46% of victims of abuse/neglect are under age 6.
399 children in the county have been in foster care at least once during the past year.
6% of children in foster care did not have stable placements.
Children First for Oregon
22%
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National Cost and Need:
The human and dollar cost of child abuse nationally is very high:
- An average of 3 children dies every day from abuse and neglect.
- $94 billion is spent annually on social, medical, and judicial services.
- $1461 is the average annual cost per US family.
- For every $1 we spend on prevention, we save $400 in intervention and treatment.
Statistics from Prevent Child Abuse America
