New U.S. data shows continuing drop in child abuse, By David Crary (AP), December 13, 2011, USA Today: “Fears that persisting economic woes would increase child abuse in the U.S. have proved unfounded, according to the latest federal data. A comprehensive new report, to be formally unveiled Wednesday, shows overall abuse and neglect figures declining slightly between 2008 and 2010, and child fatalities dropping by 8.5 percent during that span…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty