Child Advocacy Project Description. Problems With Child Healthcare Child Abuse and Neglect Statistical Fact Sheet Child Health Care is one of those problems that seems to get overlooked. The fact is that people have to realize that the problem is wide spread and getting worse by the year. Over 1 million childern were victims of substantiated or indicated child abuse and neglect in 1995. An estimated 2 million reports recieved in the maltreatment of almost 3 million children in 1995.
More children suffer neglect than any other form of maltreatment.
Child abuse and neglect affects children of all ages. Both boys and girls experience child maltreatment. Child maltreatment can result in the death of a child. Several studies suggest that even more children suffer from abuse or neglect than are seen through offical statistics from State agencies. When asked what kinds of things he looks for, or would spark his concern, he said that if a child was continually sick missing school if the student slept often in class A drop in the students performance over an extended period of time All of these signs may be cause for alarm.