What child abuse is

Child abuse is a type of abuse that involves a parent or an adult abusing a child in a variety of ways. Child abuse is one of the most widespread types of abuse and many people experience it in their lives. There are 7.2 million kids getting abused annually, and it is important to being attention to this crisis in family life.

Facts on Child abuse

• One of seven children in the United States have experienced abuse or neglect
  in the past year
• That amounts to more than 600,000 children in the U.S each year.
• Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, followed by physical abuse, and psychological abuse.
• Children with disabilities are more likely to become victims of abuse than children without disabilities.