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Abuse is occurring every day in an uncountable amount of homes all over the United States. The US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect estimates that 2000 children under the age of eighteen are killed by parents and caretakers each year. It is estimated that one in five children are physical, emotionally or sexually abused in our country. The four types of child abuse include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect.
Physical abuse is described as any non-accidental injury to a child. The first documented case occurred before a law against child abuse was enforced. A man named Bergh heard screaming from upstairs and ran up to help. He found a ten-year-old girl being repeatedly stabbed with a pair of scissors by her parents because they thought she was a witch. Like others, physical abuse occurs in the privacy of a home and often goes unreported. Many misconceptions have been made about physical abusers. When child abuse......

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