Child Abuse and Neglect is Growing?

What ways are there to combat this steady growing trend that seems to hurt every child to the core of their soul? In 2022, an estimated 1,990 children died from abuse and neglect in the United States, a number consistently on the rise over the previous five years. i Boys have a higher child fatality rate at 3.26 per 100,000 compared to girls at 2.25. African-American child fatalities (6.37 per 100,000) are over three times greater than that of white children (1.99) and nearly four times greater than Hispanic children (1.68). Nearly half of all U.S. children experience at least one type of childhood trauma. iv That exacts a toll on children, their caregivers, and their community, and our country as a whole also pays a price. Quite literally: In addition to the physical, emotional, and social costs of child abuse, it also carries economic costs.