One year's losses for child sexual abuse in US top $9 billion, new study suggests

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) A new study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the annual economic impact of child sexual abuse in the US is far-reaching and costly: In 2015, the total economic burden was approximately $9.3 billion and includes costs associated with health care, child welfare, special education, violence and crime, suicide and survivor productivity losses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news