claim: says with the ongoing economic downturn, child abuse is on the rise.
author: jeff merkley
evidence_1: sep 1, 2010 ... senator merkley highlighted the increasing number of child abuse cases ... or  neglect is too many, and with the ongoing economic downturn, the numbers of  oregon children suffering from abuse is on the rise,” said merkley.
evidence_2: ... national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare.  ... the midwestern region saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from july  2016 ... what science tells us about opioid abuse and addiction (january 2016)  ...
evidence_3: jan 18, 2012 ... child abuse linked to ideas of spirit possession and witchcraft ... they are seen  as the easiest target," bahunga says, giving the example of a current case ... the  number of incidents will rise because of the economic downturn.
evidence_4: jan 3, 2013 ... that economic downturns increase abuse, despite their impacts on family income.  ... 9.2 per 1,000 children in 2010, continuing along a downward trajectory that ......  that said, thus far we have not demonstrated that parental ...
evidence_5: since the 1993 national research council (nrc) report on child abuse and  neglect ... in outcomes, and considers the economic burden of child abuse and  neglect. ... growth in proven models for treatment of the consequences of child  abuse .... such as current depression and previous history of child abuse and  neglect, the ...