"Dr. Patterson started the seminar by interacting with the crowd, gathering views and common knowledge about childhood abuse. Her presentation of "The Long-Term Consequences of Child Maltreatment" then revealed the shocking national and local statistics of child abuse.
"(Nationally) it averages about five child fatalities a day (from abuse) ... " said Dr. Patterson. "Much abuse, though, is never reported ... and those kids who experience abuse are usually put back in the home where they were abused."
"In Lubbock, Dr. Patterson revealed there were an astonishing 1,378 cases of child abuse cited by CPS in 2010, which equates to 20 children per 1,000 being abused. This number is nearly twice as many cases of abuse per capita than are seen in counties of similar size in Texas...."
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