Who is responsible and accountable for each child hurt by the hands of a stranger?

   ...of the following cases... how many were adopted?  There's no record because adopted children are not considered an entity or population worth follow-up study.

In the United States each week, child protective services (CPS) agencies throughout the United States receive more than 50,000 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In 2002, 2.6 million reports concerning the welfare of approximately 4.5 million children were made.

In approximately two-thirds (67 percent) of these cases, the information provided in the report was sufficient to prompt an assessment or investigation. As a result of these investigations, approximately 896,000 children were found to have been victims of abuse or neglect-an average of more than 2,450 children per day.

More than half (60 percent) of victims experienced neglect, meaning a caretaker failed to provide for the child's basic needs. Fewer victims experienced physical abuse (nearly 20 percent) or sexual abuse (10 percent), though these cases are typically more likely to be publicized.

The smallest number (7 percent) were found to be victims of emotional abuse, which includes criticizing, rejecting, or refusing to nurture a child.

An average of nearly four children die every day as a result of child abuse or neglect (1,400 in 2002).

Who is more likely to be abused or neglected?

No group of children is immune. Boys and girls are about equally likely to be abused or neglected.

Children of all races and ethnicities experience child abuse. In 2002, one-half of all victims were White (54 percent), one-quarter were African American (26 percent), and one-tenth (11 percent) were Hispanic. American Indian or Alaska Native children accounted for 2 percent of victims, and Asian-Pacific Islanders accounted for 1 percent of victims.

Children of all ages experience abuse and neglect, but the youngest children are most vulnerable. Children younger than 1 year old accounted for 41 percent of all abuse-related deaths reported in 2002; three-quarters (76 percent) of those killed were younger than 4.

Who reports child abuse and neglect?

In 2002, more than one-half (57 percent) of all reports made to CPS agencies came from professionals who came in contact with the child. Teachers (16 percent of all reports), legal, law enforcement, and criminal justice personnel (16 percent), social services workers (13 percent), and medical personnel (8 percent) were the most frequent sources of reports in 2002.        Many people in these professions are required by law to report suspected abuse or neglect.

However, many reports (44 percent) came from nonprofessional sources, such as parents, other relatives, friends, and neighbors. Anonymous reports accounted for 10 percent of all reports in 2002. It is important for everyone to know the signs that may indicate maltreatment and how to report it. We all share a responsibility to help keep children safe as we take steps to prevent abuse from occurring in the first place. (For more information about recognizing child abuse and neglect, seeRecognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms on the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information website.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau. (2004). Child Maltreatment 2002. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available online athttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm02/index.htm or by calling the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information at (800) 394-3366. Statistics in Child Maltreatment 2002 refer to cases of harm to a child caused by parents or other caretakers; they do not include harm caused by other people, such as acquaintances or strangers.

Adoption: One of the "Most Misunderstood" Subjects in the World

7 million - Adopted people in the U.S.

84 million - Each adoptee has 12 direct natural family relatives (x 7 million)  #1

84 million - Each adoptee has 12 direct adoptive family relatives (x 7 million) #2

175 million people in the U.S. whose lives are directly affected by adoption.

51,000+ babies are surrendered to adoption each year.

That breaks down to: 140 separations per day (139.7), 6 every hour (5.8)

Once every 10 minutes a woman and her child suffer the amputation from each other, causing them to endure the life-long pain of separation.

For every adoption there are 12 people who gain the relationship with the child.

For every adoption there are 13 people who suffer the loss & life-long effects of the separation.

Did You Know That:

Babies are stolen and sold into adoption every day.

A healthy white baby can bring $100,000 to the baby broker.

Women have been killed in this country for their babies in order to sell them in adoption.

Adoption was created as a means of finding homes for children who needed them.

Adoption is now being used to find children for infertile couples.

1.53 Billion Dollars is spent annually on fees to adopt children in the U..S. each year.

 51,000 babies x $30,000 average.

1 out of every 7 white couples are infertile. There are 100 white couples per white baby available.

Adoption is a Billion Dollar Industry.

Babies are now a commodity in this country.

Adopted people are not allowed their ancestry because it might upset someone and the "someones" who might be upset are those who sell babies; who exist and are flourishing today and are afraid that women will not give up their children if adoptees are allowed to know their original families.

Confidentiality is a myth created to insure that women surrender babies.

Women who surrendered children to adoption most often have great difficulties in getting on with their lives and endure a vast array of psychological problems stemming from the separation such as: relationship difficulties, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Secondary Infertility.

Adoptees most often have great difficulties in getting on with their lives and endure a vast array of psychological problems stemming from the separationsuch as: relationship difficulties, General Anxiety Disorder, Low Self Esteem and fear of intimacy.

The most sacred event in the world (birth) and the most sacred relationship in the world (mother and child) is totally disrespected. And then everyone is told that everything is okay and the losses are treated as non-existent.

It is obvious that something is wrong with this picture!

(1) 12 natural family members: mother + her sibling, father + his sibling, Maternal grandmother + her sibling, Maternal grandfather + his sibling, Paternal grandmother + her sibling, Paternal grandfather + his sibling.

(2) 12 Adoptive family members: mother + her sibling, father + his sibling, Maternal grandmother + her sibling, Maternal grandfather + his sibling, Paternal grandmother + her sibling, Paternal grandfather + his sibling