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Child abuse crisis sparked by attitudes toward children
A Baltimore report on rising child abuse cases outlines a national crisis, with Patricia Saunders’ recovery at Children's Hospital illustrating long battles ahead. Dr Judianne Denson-Gerber calls for parenting education and broader prevention, noting 1974 nationwide abuse totals, Maryland rose from 580 to about 1,750 cases by year’s start, and 16 related child deaths. The piece discusses societal blame, the battered child syndrome, and calls for coordinated health and social services including day care and Parents Anonymous programs. Airman Kevin R. Long achieves honor graduate status in the same edition.
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Baltimore
Patricia Saunders
Patrica
Wasserman
Patricia
Judianne Denson-Gerber
Crusade Against
Association of Junior Leagues
National Center of Child Abuse
Washington
Maryland
Help Project
Denson-Gerber
Naton
United States
Western Hemisphere
Ilegal
C. H Kempe
Philadelphia
Kempe
Curtis Decker
Decker
Beckeer
Parents Anonymous