$103 billion
The estimated annual cost resulting from child abuse and neglect in the United States each year, including hospitalizations, mental health care, child welfare services, and law enforcement.
Prevent Child Abuse America study
Nearly 80,000
Number of reports of child abuse filed annually in Washington
State. 20% of these are self-reported by parents who have nowhere to turn to for support.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2006
8 in 10
Proportion of abuse/neglect-related child deaths in Washington State that could have been prevented.
Washington State Childhood Injury Report
1 in 3
Proportion of abused and neglected children who will later abuse their own children.
Childhelp
1 in 5
Proportion of Washington adults reporting some history of childhood abuse. Only a fraction of this abuse is reported to Child Protective Services.
Washington State Childhood Injury Report, Washington State Dept. of Health Injury Prevention Program, 2004
37
Percentage of women in U.S. prisons who were abused as children.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Reports
4
Number of children who die every day as a result of abuse; 8 out of every 10 of them are under the age of 4.
Childhelp, national nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse