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Arthur Baker

The Independent View: child abuse, cuts and peace of mind for kids

By Arthur Baker | Mon 12th July 2010 - 2:50 pm

1,500,000 children a year suffer from abuse every year, and two a week are killed by abuse and neglect. Social services are woefully under-resourced to cope with the problem.Of the 1.5 million suffering abuse, only 550,000 are reported, and social services are only equipped to allocate a social worker to 35,100.

The voluntary sector is doing its bit to help. One charity, Kids Company, runs centres for vulnerable children across London, but the problem is huge. Research by the University of London shows that of the 14,000 children and young people Kids Company reaches, 84% are homeless, 83% …

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