my opinion

I personally feel that the government is not doing its best when it comes to protecting abused children. Sure it might seem like they are doing a lot but when you start thinking about it they really aren't because there are not hundred but thousand of children that are suffering from child abuse. And i believe that if the government were to be doing its absolute best that we wouldn't be in the same situation if not worse. I think that the government should be less focus on other countries and more focused on on its own citizens. Meaning that they should be less interested in war and and more so focused on the issues that really could change a persons life in this country. Aren't we as citizens supposed to be equally protected under the law, so why even though we are in 2007 letting so many innocent children get permanently disable, emotionally scared and even worse end up dying. All this for what aren't children supposed to be our future so why aren't we protecting them as much as we should??

how to report child abuse

As many of us know there are always a procedure to follow in order to file a report. Well it is certainly no different when it comes to filing a report for child abuse. When filing a child abuse report you should be able to answer as many of the following questions as you can:

· What is the nature and extent of the child's injuries, or the risk of harm to the child?
· Have there been any prior suspicious injuries to this child or his/ her siblings?
· What is the child's name, home address, and age?
· What is the name and address of the parent or other person legally responsible who caused the injury, or created the risk of harm to the child?
· What are the names and addresses of the child's siblings and parents if different from the information provided above?
· Do you have any information regarding treatment of the child, or the child's current whereabouts?

When you have most of the answers to these questions you should immediately dial the Child Abuse Hotline Number: 1-800-342-3720 so that when the Child Protective Specialist picks up the phone and "specialists than will analyze the information you do have and determine if it is sufficient to register a report" or not.

After the report has been created within 24 hours The Child Protective Service should begin their investigation.
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/prevention/faqs.asp

Laws that were passed...

Over the years their have been several laws established in the United States to help prevent child abuse. One on the first laws that the United States as a whole has established happens to be the one that Congress has passed in 1974 the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (P.L. 93-247) this act established some legal boundaries for the determining the definition of Child abuse, weather it be sexual, physical, or emotional. All of this is planned out through the Children's Bureau which happens to be called the division of the Administration on Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services. Basically what these people do create or enforce "federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities". They believe that with various programs they will be able to ultimately reach there goal of having "strong, healthy, supportive communities that have a positive impact on the quality of life and the development of children" all across the country.

http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/child_abuse.shtml
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf_about.html#mission