Centers that care for child abuse say they served 40,000 fewer kids this year compared with 2019, suggesting abuse is going unreported.
National Children’s Alliance, an accrediting body for more than 900 children’s advocacy centers across the country, recorded the drop in a surveyThe centers, which investigate instances of child abuse and provide resources for the victims and affected families, have seen a 21% drop in cases this year, with 152,016 children served between January and June. The centers served 192,367 children during the same time period last year, the survey reported.
“It really did exemplify our worst fears, which is that kids are home and that they were outside the view line in many cases of trusted adults and teachers and counselors and coaches and physicians ― all the folks who normally are making reports as mandated reporters,” NCA Executive Director Teresa Huizar told HuffPost.
As the Post noted, educators reported 21% of the 4.3 million child abuse reports made to child protective services in 2018,With many classes set to be taught virtually in the fall, Huizar predicted the trend of decreased child abuse reports will continue for several more months. Virtual instruction typically lacks the opportunity for private time for victims to come forward to their teachers.
“That is something that this pandemic has been shining a light on: How much schools are being asked to mitigate,” she said.
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