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Long-Term Effects 
What Studies Show
Innumerable scientific studies have documented the link between the abuse and neglect of children and a wide range of medical, emotional, psychological and behavioral disorders.
For example, abused and neglected children are more likely to suffer:
- Depression
- Alcoholism
- Drug abuse
- Severe obesity
They are also more likely to:
- Require special education in school
- Become juvenile delinquents
- Become adult criminals
Copyright 2001 Prevent Child Abuse America
A Case for Early Intervention
Abuse of Children Under 1 Year Old
- For the year 2000, 12.2% of child abuse victims in Oregon were less than a year old. That's a total of 1243 babies who were abused or neglected in 2000.
- Approximately 1 shaken baby in 4 dies from injury; those who survive may suffer long term disabilities (Linn and Poussaint)
- According to a nationwide study by Dr. Jacy Showers, of Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus Program, 37% of parents and other caregivers are unaware that shaking babies is dangerous. Many of the adults who shake babies aren't chronic abusers, but are overwhelmed by the demands of childcare.
- Newborns cry an average of 4 hours per day.
- A single Shaken Baby Syndrome case can cost up to $1 million in medical care, special-education programs and other public services in the first few years of child's life.
More Info
For more information on long-term effects of abuse and neglect, including tables outlining the financial costs of child abuse, you can download a cost analysis report in PDF format from the Prevent Child Abuse website.
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More Topics
in this Section
Abuse and Neglect Defined
Why do People Abuse?
Long-Term Effects
Discipline
Local Statistics
How to Report Child Abuse
What You Can Do
How to respond to a child who reports abuse
Tips to stop abuse in a public place
Related Links
SCF Child Protection Services
Prevent Child Abuse America
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