New Report Shows Child Maltreatment Decreased in 2008
Prevention efforts to be intensified
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced today that 2008 saw the lowest child victimization rate in five years. In addition, the number of children who suffered maltreatment decreased for the second year in a row. These findings are contained in “Child Maltreatment 2008,” an annual report issued every April marking the start of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Suggestions for parents when sending child abroad as a foreign exchange student
by Danielle Grijalva, Director
Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students
California Student Exchange Organizations Headed for Court
January 05, 2006—Within weeks, a female German exchange student will return to Texas to testify. She was raped by her 29-year-old host father, Timothy Jordan, who was arrested on November 8, 2005. The student exchange organization: AYUSA, headquarters in San Francisco, California.