That is 6.3 million children just in the United States. That is a lot of children that are being physically and sexually abused or neglected. It could be happening to your best friend that you 've known forever or a friend that you just met. It just goes to show that it could happen to anyone. There are many different types of abuse and neglect. The most common forms of abuse are physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. The most common forms of neglect are physical and emotional neglect. Out of the 3 million children in 2012 that were investigated 28.3% were physical abuse, 20.7% were sexual abuse, 10.6% were emotional abuse, 9.9% were physical neglect, and 14.8% were emotional neglect (Child Abuse Statistics & Facts). “In 2012, state agencies found an estimated 686,000 victims of child maltreatment, but that only tells part of the story,” (Child Abuse Statistics & Facts). This is only an estimate and isn 't every child because there are kids that are being abused or neglected that aren’t found or helped. Like with Jeanette and her siblings they were neglected, but the child services never found out that they weren’t in the best conditions. There are also many different health problems that come from being
That is 6.3 million children just in the United States. That is a lot of children that are being physically and sexually abused or neglected. It could be happening to your best friend that you 've known forever or a friend that you just met. It just goes to show that it could happen to anyone. There are many different types of abuse and neglect. The most common forms of abuse are physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. The most common forms of neglect are physical and emotional neglect. Out of the 3 million children in 2012 that were investigated 28.3% were physical abuse, 20.7% were sexual abuse, 10.6% were emotional abuse, 9.9% were physical neglect, and 14.8% were emotional neglect (Child Abuse Statistics & Facts). “In 2012, state agencies found an estimated 686,000 victims of child maltreatment, but that only tells part of the story,” (Child Abuse Statistics & Facts). This is only an estimate and isn 't every child because there are kids that are being abused or neglected that aren’t found or helped. Like with Jeanette and her siblings they were neglected, but the child services never found out that they weren’t in the best conditions. There are also many different health problems that come from being