Abstract
People who know the demographic trends among children with disabilities who are abused and neglected are poised to develop more effective intervention and prevention programming. In this chapter we examine the U.S. DHHS data on the age, sex, and disability characteristics of children with disabilities who are abused and neglected. We analyze the related peer reviewed literature in this area. We present the data from our analysis of the newspaper coverage of abuse and neglect of children with disabilities (ANCD). We get behind the numbers and provide stories from the newspaper coverage which illustrate the prevailing demographics of children with disabilities who are abused and neglected. We conclude this chapter with a set of recommendations for researchers and practitioners.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged … (Martin Luther King, Jr., American Activist, 1929–1968)
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Crowley, E.P. (2016). Age, Sex, Disability, and Other Characteristics of Children with Disabilities Who Are Abused and Neglected. In: Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30442-7_2
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