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Barbara L. Bonner is a clinical psychologist and expert on juvenile sex offenders. [1] She is known for her research on the assessment and treatment of abused children, prevention of child fatalities due to neglect, and treatment of children and adolescents with problematic sexual behavior. [2]
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
Kelsey was born on December 28, 2002, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to divorced parents. She lived with her mother and maintained contact with her paternal family. The first two years of her life were uneventful. Before January 2005, no signs of abuse were reported to authorities nor noticed by family members nor Kelsey's day care staff. [5]
The report, from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, also found that Oklahoma City, the state's largest city, defaults to sending police officers to deal with mental health crises even ...
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Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
Oklahoma death row inmate Kevin Ray Underwood is a day away from execution in the brutal 2006 rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl. ... "After a lifetime of abuse, Kevin realized he was slipping ...
Childhelp is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse.Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc. [1] by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment organizations in the nation.