Re: Lifetime cost of child abuse and neglect, per child

[bill higgins <bill_higginsus@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is this really a question of science - or speculation?
 How does one quantify the life costs of child abuse? 
Lost employment - additional stress - health care?  

I would interested to hear thoughts from the group.

B. Higgins



--- Peggy Polinsky <ppolinsky@parentsanonymous.org>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I have an old statistic from the University of
> Minnesota (Fact Find,
> University of Minnesota, Center for Early Education
> and Development, 1990)
> that says the estimated lifetime cost to society is
> more than $2 million for
> each abused child.  I have tried to verify this
> information, but cannot
> locate the source.
> Does anyone know how I can get more information
> about this lifetime cost
> figure?
> 
> Margaret (Peggy) L. Polinsky, MSW, PhD
> Director of Research
> Parents Anonymous(r) Inc.
> 675 West Foothill Blvd., Suite 220
> Claremont, CA 91711
> Tel:  909-621-6184, Ext. 213
> Fax: 909-625-6304
> E-mail: ppolinsky@parentsanonymous.org
> 


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