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CHICAGO — An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession in research that raises new concerns about the impact of the nation’s economic woes.
The results are in a study of 422 abused children from mostly lower-income families, known to face greater risks for being abused, and the research involved just 74 counties in four states. But lead author Dr. Rachel Berger of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh said the results confirm anecdotal reports from many pediatricians who’ve seen increasing numbers of shaken-baby cases and other forms of brain-injuring abuse.
The study was released online today in Pediatrics.
