Re: emotional abuse

["Niki Delson" <nikid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following comes from the Department of Health and Human Services,
Children's Bureau  You can find their
Child Maltreatment 1998:   Reports From the States to the National Child
Abuse and  Neglect Data System at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/

4.2 Types of Maltreatment (SDC)
Forty-three States reported that there were 440,944 victims of neglect;
197,557 victims of physical abuse; and 98,339 victims of sexual abuse. There
were 49,338 victims of psychological abuse or neglect; 18,894 victims of
medical neglect; and 103,576 victims of unknown and other maltreatment.

Based on the number of child victims in the 41 reporting States (798,358),
more than half of child victims (54.7 percent) were victims of neglect,
while a quarter (24.5 percent) suffered physical abuse. Twelve percent were
sexually abused. Child victims of psychological abuse or neglect or medical
neglect accounted for 6.2 and 2.4 percent of all victims, respectively,
while 11.0 percent were subjected to other types of maltreatment, such as
"abandonment," "congenital drug addiction," and "threats to harm the child."
Percentages add to more than 100 percent because children could have been
victims of more than one type of abuse

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hamarman, Stephanie" <hamarmst@cmhc.umdnj.edu>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: emotional abuse


> Does anyone know public data/statistics for emotional abuse of children or
a
> similar proxy variable other than NCCAN  reports from the states.I am
> curious mostly for US but  for other countries too.
> Thanks
> Stephanie Hamarman, MD
> Medical Director of Child and Adoloescent Psychiatry
> New Jersey Medical School
> phone :973-972-6188
> fax 973-972-6976
>