1 in 50 infants suffer abuse, CDC finds

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  1. NJFINSFAN1

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    ATLANTA - About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group.

    The study focused on children younger than 1 year, and found nearly a third were one week old or younger when the abuse or neglect occurred.

    “It is a particularly vulnerable group,” said study co-author Rebecca Leeb, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23937497/


    Very, very sad.
     
  2. azfinfanmang

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    Man...........:pity:
     
  3. texasPHINSfan

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    sad, but those numbers are actually pretty good when compared to other countries and other bad things. think about it - only 1 in 50.... those are pretty good odds. :up:
     
  4. Ultra

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    seriously, that's only 2%. Just think of all the stupid people you know :lol:
     
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  5. Roman529

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    People who hurt kids or animals should spend a very long time in jail, or be executed if they kill their kids. I used to work for the sheriff's office and often talked to people in the victim's crime unit. It is pretty sad and disgusting what some people do.
     

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