Poorest US Kids Face Higher Risk of Fatal Abuse
“Children in America’s poorest communities have three times the risk of dying from child abuse before age 5 compared with children in the wealthiest neighborhoods, a new study finds.
‘We think our study should inform public health leaders and local clinicians to be aware that children living in high-poverty communities are really a vulnerable group at increased risk of death due to child abuse,’ lead author Dr. Caitlin Farrell, a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, told Reuters.”