News

Sep

2020

Reported child abuse cases down

The number of reported abuse cases are down 45% overall from this time last year, and Amberly’s Place agency is providing services to more adults than children.

“This pattern is really worrisome as it is not in keeping with what we have seen over the last 20 years,” said Diane Umphress, executive director of the family advocacy center, which assists abuse victims in Yuma County and part of Imperial County.

In August, Amberly’s Place experienced a drop of 70% in primary victims of child physical abuse and neglect and 26% in primary victims of child sexual abuse and assault, compared with the same time last year.

https://www.yumasun.com/news/local/reported-child-abuse-cases-down/article_5b697c50-fd39-11ea-ac29-d790c6b5fb94.html