Statistics

Child abuse is 15 times more likely to occur in families where domestic violence is present. (Stacy, W. and Shupe, A. The Family Secret. Boston, MA. Beacon Press, 1983.)
3,195,000 abused or neglected children were reported in 1997--a 41% increase since 1988 (Wang and Daro, 1998).
In 1996 1,185 children died of abuse or neglect. 82% of the victims are under the age of five, 42% never reached their first birthday (www.nsba.org).