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When it comes to domestic violence towards children involving physical abuse, research in the UK by the NSPCC indicated that "most violence occurred at home (78 per cent) with mothers being primarily responsible in 49 per cent of cases and fathers in 40 per cent of cases."
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Abuse Killed 300 Kids, Hospitalized 4,500 Child abuse landed 4,569 American children in the hospital in 2006, 300 of whom died from their injuries, a new study found. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:02:45 -0800 Pope urges 'profound renewal' to prevent Church abuse Pope Benedict XVI urged "profound renewal" on every level of the Catholic Church to prevent child abuse, as a top cardinal conceded that canon law was not enough to deal with paedophilia. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:56:06 -0800 Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:48:08 -0800 Study: Child abuse bigger threat than SIDS In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:31:02 -0800 Child abuse, poverty up in the past 10 years Child abuse and child poverty have both increased in Webster County since 2000. In January, Iowa Kids Count released its data book, titled "Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:03:40 -0800 Study: Child Abuse Is Greater Threat Than SIDS Lynchburg, VA - Child abuse in the U.S. is a bigger threat to our children than Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and most abuse victims are less than a year old, according to a new study. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:04 -0800 Some 4,500 children hospitalized for abuse NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- More than 4,500 U.S. children were hospitalized in 2006 due to child abuse, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine found. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:15 -0800 Pope urges renewal at anti-abuse summit The Pope has called for a major renewal of the Church as a Vatican summit began on preventing child abuse. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:03:31 -0800 Child abuse hospitalised 4,500 US kids in one year Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the US were hospitalised due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, a new study has said. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:40:30 -0800 Child abuse bigger threat than sudden infant death syndrome A new report shows that child abuse is a bigger threat to children than sudden infant death syndrome. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:53:13 -0800 Page: 1 |