- Five children die nationally every day from abuse and neglect, according to the U.S. Advisory Board on Abuse and Neglect.
- Seventy-eight children in Missouri were victims of fatal abuse or neglect in 2005.
- Nine children in Kansas City were victims of homicide in 2006.
- In Kansas, 8,465 incidents of child abuse and neglect were reported in fiscal year 2006.
- 608 children were substantiated as victims of abuse and neglect in Wyandotte County and Johnson County, Kansas in 2006.
Source: Debby Howland, chair of the KC Child Abuse Prevention Month Planning Committee, quoted this morning in the Kansas City Star.
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I find these facts and figures appalling. It seems as though we should be able to do more to protect our children from harm. Isn't there a way that we can unite as a community to ensure these figures improve?
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