Iowa
Child abuse rates rising in Iowa
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) – Stories of kid abuse are on the rise in Iowa.
The Iowa Division of Human Providers says final yr noticed a rise of greater than 5,000 reviews, and greater than half had been resulting from neglect.
Leaders of Stop Baby Abuse Iowa say neglect typically went unreported because the pandemic stored folks aside. There was additionally extra isolation and extra mother and father experiencing illness, joblessness and better ranges of stress.
There may be additionally a priority the state hasn’t seen the total results of the pandemic on youngster abuse.
Stop Baby Abuse Iowa says if you happen to suspect abuse, name the Baby Abuse Hotline at 1-800-362-2178 or 911.
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