Fwd: Followup from USA TODAY

["Tom Hanna" <tph3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Fwd: Followup from USA TODAY

URGENT:

 

     A reporter for a large newspaper asks 3 questions: 

    1) Is there evidence that child abuse and/or neglect increases during economic downturns in the U.S.?  Is anyone familiar with research on this?

    2) Also, is there any evidence that unemployed parents are more likely to commit child abuse and/or neglect?

    3) Are there county or state data showing changes in numbers of child abuse/neglect cases reported since the U.S. recession began in December 2007?

     Thank you for your willingness to post these questions and forward any answers on to me.

 

 

Please reply privately to mailto:tph3@xxxxxxxxxxx or share your comments to the list.  I will forward all responses on.

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