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The federal Child Protection Service is established.
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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment act is passed
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Charlize Theron Grew up in an abusive household. She explained that her father would often threaten to kill her whole family. Her mother shot her father in self defense after he came home drunk and agitated one night. She grew up to become an actress, film director, and model.
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Paul lovering painted many paintings about how a child looks after being abuse. Also the air force does photography about child abuse.
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The National Children’s Advocacy Center raises funds and support for victims of child abuse.
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Justice for Children is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) child-advocacy group that provides legal and social services to abused children when the System fails to protect them
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CT Fletcher, who was physically abused by his father as a child, set the all time strict curl record at 225 lbs
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A biker club named B.A.C.A. which means bikers against child abuse it was founded in Provo, Utah by John Paul “ the chief ” Lilly.
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Dave peltzers Autobiography “A Child Called It” is published, raising awareness of child abuse
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Richard Pelzer writes a novel about his abusive childhood. From tormenting his brother, David, to his mother’s wrath
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Baby Brianna is killed by her parents covered head to toe in bruises in what goes down as the worst case of child abuse in U.S history
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A three-year-old girl, who had allegedly been offered up for sex, was rescued after the authorities found her in a trash bag surrounded by feces in a closet. Her mouth, arms, hands and legs were duct taped, and she was also malnourished
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5-year-old Tamika Greene had repeatedly been whipped with an electric cord, forced to overeat until she threw up, and finally poisoned. Last summer, her father was convicted in Manhattan of murdering her and another child.
