Monday, June 7, 2010

Gallup: Child Abuse is Underreported in Latin America

By Cynthia English and Johanna Godoy

Forty million children younger than 15 are victims of violence, abuse, and neglect in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a 2006 UNICEF report. Much of this violence takes place in the home, but Gallup surveys in the region show most adults who know of a child who was beaten or physically mistreated by a family member in the past month say this incident went unreported.

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For the complete Gallup Poll article please link to "Child Abuse Underreported in Latin America" (June 4, 2010).  Reprint with permission.