Although I live in the United States and a lot of what I have posted has to do with the United States, abuse is by no means exclusive to the United States. Abuse is a worldwide problem.
According to the International Center for Assault Prevention (ICAP) approximately forty million children under the age of fifteen are victims of abuse or neglect. Internationally, up to 36% of girls and 29% of boys have suffered child sexual abuse. Between 133 and 275 million children worldwide are estimated to witness domestic violence annually.
According to Living Without Abuse (UK) domestic violence leads to an average of two women being murdered EACH WEEK and thirty men per year. The BBC reports that in the UK, one in ten children is neglected.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that, in developed countries, one in ten elder is abused each month. However, only one in twenty-four cases is reported so the estimates are considerably on the low side. In under-developed countries, the problem is far worse.
Pick any country and search for abuse statistics. You will be shocked. It is not an isolated problem. It is a worldwide pandemic.
Something needs to be done.
All month I have wanted a sad face button to show my support of your posts. Each one has enlightened me and deeply sadden me. Pressing the “Like” just feels wrong. Thanks for doing this all month. It couldn’t have been easy to research and write these posts, but I truly believe you’re helping people.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It has been difficult. It has been difficult to come up with the posts and it has been difficult to keep on posting these posts, knowing that people won’t engage; knowing that people won’t comment; knowint that people won’t read them. I do feel it is an important issue. I truly believe that if only ONE person is helped by these posts, I’ve done my job.
LikeLike
[…] Worldwide […]
LikeLike