Child Abuse, Contemporary

The two major categories of child abuse are physical and sexual. Child abuse may initiate the [Page 225]next cycle and generation of adult abusers. Emotionally damaged survivors may engage in future child abuse, criminality, and violence. According to Childhelp, children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States; however, those reports may include multiple children. In 2007, approximately 5.8 million children were involved in an ...