Abuse is something that plagues our nation through a reserved kind of silence. Although over a million children are abused every year in the United States, very few cases are actually reported. Child abuse is the most common form of abuse. The definition of a child is anyone under the age of eighteen and not married. Therefore, it is easy to find a child who is a victim of abuse. In 2001, DHS, or the Oregon Department of Human Services, received 36,303 cases of suspected abuse and neglect and out of that number there were 8,232 victims of abuse and neglect.
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