RECORD ABUSE: Orange County is seeing record...
RECORD ABUSE: Orange County is seeing record numbers of abused or threatened children--about 20% more than last year. Ray Gallagher of the county’s Child Abuse Registry suspects that the Gulf War and the recession have contributed. . . . “People need to recognize that these are hard times,” he says. “They can call counseling agencies in their community to talk about some of their stresses.”
O.C.’s Abused Children
The number of children suffering abuse or in danger of it has reached record highs in 1991. Jan.: 2,706 Feb.: 2,733 Mar.: 3,091 Apr.: 3,144 May: 3,266 Source: Orange County Child Abuse Registry
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