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• Every 5 minutes a child is arrested for a violent crime <br /> • Every 4 hours a child is a victim of homicide <br /> • Every 4 hours a child commits suicide <br /> • The presence of at least one caring person — no matter how <br /> awful a child's behavior — provides support for healthy <br /> development and learning. <br /> ❖ Annual cost of child abuse and neglect: 103.5 billion.(-Tow Lstim-ted Cost of child Abuse& <br /> Neglect in the United States,2007) <br /> x �/��rcycnPabv5c: rysLr� dia rec ti s ,_caa nc�v�sSZ?visnnact study final <br /> o Direct costs: ($33,101,302,133) <br /> ■ Hospitalization: $6,625959,263 <br /> ■ Mental Health: $1,080,706,049 <br /> ® 25%to 50% of child victims needed some form of mental health <br /> treatment. This number is based on 25% <br /> ■ Child Welfare: $25,361,329,051 <br /> ■ Law Enforcement: $33,307,770 <br /> o Indirect costs ($70,652,715,359) <br /> ■ Special Education: $2,410,306,242 <br /> • 22% of maltreated children have learning disorders requiring <br /> special education <br /> ■ Juvenile Delinquency: $7,174,814,134 <br /> • 27% of abused or neglected children become delinquents <br /> compared to 17% of the general population <br /> • Mental Health and Health Care: $67,863,457 <br /> • 30% of maltreated children suffer chronic health problems <br /> • Adult criminal justice system: $27,979,811,982 <br /> • 13% of all violence can be linked to earlier child maltreatment <br /> • Lost productivity to society: $33,019,919,544 <br />