[Please note that this is the second of six articles concerning the Child Protective Services. Read the first here.]
There is clear evidence why such changes, and more, must be made to the system in order to preserve it. First of all, let’s look at the numbers. In 2001, there were 5,000,000 cases reported to the Child Protective Services of those 5,000,000 cases, 903,000 were confirmed to be victims of abuse. Of all of the victims of abuse, as of September 30, 2001, 542,000 children were placed in foster care with an average age of 10 and an average stay of three years. That is an increase in 48% since 1990. In 1999, the total costs associated with maltreatment were $14.4 billion and the direct cost of maltreatment (i.e. CPS, hospitals, etc.) was $24.3 billion in 2001.
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