37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18.
(American Journal of Public Health 1.17)
12 million children a year are reported to child protection services each year and in many states, 1/3 of foster children are required to take psychotropic medicines All Adults Are The Protectors of All Children
It hurts me to hear discussions of child abuse and neglect in the language of business that fails to convey the horror of the thing that was done.
Tiny defenseless human beings in terrifying circumstances written and talked about as if highways or funding issues are the issue.
Language is critical to a clear picture of what happened.
When we don’t talk openly about a terrible thing it just does not exist (or it’s not terrible or not a problem).
Too much of the time we use words that mask painful things because we are uncomfortable speaking about them. hout food or water.