What are the consequences of victims of child abuse/ neglect?
As a consequence of child abuse, depression, smoking, obesity, high-risk of sexual behavior, uninterested pregnancy, alcohol/drug misuse, perpetrating or being a victim of violence occurs.
The economic impact
across the world for those places who have the resources to prevent child abuse consists of cost of hospitalization, mental health treatment, and child welfare.
Facts
It is estimated that 31,000 homicides are committed on children less than 15 years of age yearly globally (2,400 are due to maltreatment in the United States alone).
There are some laws that have not been enforced for all types of child abuse. For example, fifty-three countries currently have no laws to protect children from child pornography.
Across the world, 1 in 7 girls and 1 in 25 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18, and only 20-40% of these crimes are reported.
Studies show that across the world, 80-98% of children suffer physical punishment in their homes. Of this percentage, 57,000 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse per year.
It is said that far more children suffer from neglect than from physical and sexual abuse together.
Why is child abuse hard to prevent?
Cultural diversity such as religion, and practices such as corporal punishment, child marriage and female genital mutilation, are currently used in places across the world.