Child Abuse Declines

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a report showing a decline in child abuse rates for 2008, the lowest since 1990. However, there was an increase in facilities for abused children.

Specifically, 903,000 children were abused in 2006 with only a record of 772,000 in 2008. On the other hand, in 2000 there were only 1,330 child abuse facilities with the number increasing to 1,740 in 2008.

These results concluded in September of 2008, right before the noticeable results of the economic downturn.

One possible explanation for the decline is an increase in awareness and intolerance of child abuse and neglect, proving that speaking up against issues do make an impact.

The report covered everything from neglect to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.