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child maltreatment  

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  • Child maltreatment extends across class, culture, ethnicity, and nationality. In the United States alone, upward of 3 million cases of child abuse are reported annually, and more than 1,000 children die each year as a result of abuse. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Child Maltreatment]

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