M3 Discussion: Statistics and Prevalence of Child Abuse

Statistics and Prevalence of Child Abuse Name: Institution: Course: Instructor: Date: Statistics and Prevalence of Child Abuse Compare your findings against the findings of two of your classmates who have selected different states. Children of different ages are affected differently and suffer child abuse differently. Therefore, the prevalence of child abuse varies. Additionally, children of different ages face different types of child abuse. In California, the overall child abuse prevalence is 30.9 per 1000 children (Fluke et al., 2019). The prevalence of child abuse in California was highest among children below one year (6.3%) and least among children aged 17 years (3%) (Fluke et al., 2019). In terms of race or ethnicity, child abuse was most witnessed among the Hispanic (57%) and least among the native Hawaiian (0.3%). Child neglect was the number one type of child ab...