Fed: Child abuse is Australia's most serious social problem

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: April 11, 2005 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2005
Fed: Child abuse is Australia's most serious social problem

SYDNEY, April 11 AAP - New figures showing one child was abused every 13 minutes confirmed
child abuse was Australia's most serious social problem, a child protection group said
today.

The Childhood Abused study, a joint initiative of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation
(AMF) and Melbourne's La Trobe University, was released today.

It is estimated that one child was reported to be abused or neglected in Australia
every two minutes.

Of the reports investigated in 2002-03, more than 40,000 ...

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