Child Abuse

Fact Sheet: Child Maltreatment (Abuse)

Posted on April 26, 2009. Filed under: Child Abuse | Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Child abuse, child maltreatment, children, Children Youth and Family, Data, Facts, factsheets, KIDSROCK4KIDS, research, United States Department of Health and Human Services |

Children who are abused or neglected are at higher risk for health problems as adults. These problems include alcoholism, depression, drug abuse, eating disorders, obesity, sexual promiscuity, smoking, suicide, and certain chronic diseases.