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Every hour a child enters foster care. Each day in the United States, more than 4 children die as a result of child abuse in the home, according to a 2005 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report, which uses data from 2003, estimated that in 2003, 1,500 children died of abuse and neglect-an average of more than 4 children per day. (Victims known to child protective services agencies, which track abuse and neglect in the home.) The report also indicates that more than three-quarters (78.7 percent) of the children who die are younger than four years of age. Read the full report here: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/cm03/index.htm

For more statistics and research, visit any of these sites.

The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information connects professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. Visit them online at http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/

Information from Medline Plus, a service of the US Natinal Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html

Childhelp USA acts as a great child abuse research resource. Our child abuse research resource will provide the information and help you need. Visit them online at http://www.childhelpusa.org/abuseinfo_stats.htm

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