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Total Physical Abuse:
- 60-70% of abused children suffers bruises and welts 15-20% incurs
skeletal injury.
- 25-30% of cases involves brain or neuromotor dysfunction
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Social Abuse:
- 50% of runaway youth have been physically abused and an even greater percentage have been sexually abused.
- 60% of prostitutes have been sexually abused as children.
- 65% of prison inmates at the Ferguson Unit (TDC) have been abused as children.
- 90% of convicted murderers were physically abused as children.
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Emotional & Psychological:
- 50% abused children have school related problems.
- 22% suffer learning disorders requiring special education.
- 60-80% of adult drug or alcohol abusers have a history of child abuse.
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