In today's paper there was a story, too familiar, about a mother who drowned her baby in a toilet. That got me to thinking about how many mothers kill their children compared to how many kids are killed by guns. This is from the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse website:
In 1994, an estimated 1,271 child abuse and neglect related fatalities were confirmed by CPS agencies. Since 1985, the rate of child abuse fatalities has increased by 48%. Based on these numbers, more than three children die each day as a result of child abuse or neglect (Wiese & Daro, 1995).
In 1994, those states which kept this statistic reported that almost 88% of these children are less than five years old at the time of their death with 46% under one year of age (Wiese & Daro, 1995). As for cause of death, 42% of deaths resulted from neglect, 54% from physical abuse and 4% from a combination of neglectful and physically abusive parenting. Approximately 45% of these deaths occurred to children known to child protective service agencies as current or prior clients.
REGISTER MOMS, NOT GUNS!
Dick
In 1994, an estimated 1,271 child abuse and neglect related fatalities were confirmed by CPS agencies. Since 1985, the rate of child abuse fatalities has increased by 48%. Based on these numbers, more than three children die each day as a result of child abuse or neglect (Wiese & Daro, 1995).
In 1994, those states which kept this statistic reported that almost 88% of these children are less than five years old at the time of their death with 46% under one year of age (Wiese & Daro, 1995). As for cause of death, 42% of deaths resulted from neglect, 54% from physical abuse and 4% from a combination of neglectful and physically abusive parenting. Approximately 45% of these deaths occurred to children known to child protective service agencies as current or prior clients.
REGISTER MOMS, NOT GUNS!
Dick