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September 2007
 Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse & Neglect in the United States
The researchers sought to represent the overall economic impact of child
abuse and neglect. The study data only included costs for children
already classified as being abused or neglected according to the Harm
Standard in the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and
Neglect. The researchers did not include costs associated with
interventions or treatment services for the abusers or other members of
the children's families.
The aggregate cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States was
estimated at nearly $104 billion in 2007. Overall direct costs of child
abuse in 2007 were estimated at $33 billion. The indirect costs, estimated
at $70 billion, accrued from costs from adverse outcomes associated with
abuse and neglect, such as lost future productivity or involvement with
juvenile or adult criminal justice systems.
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