Vol. 562 No. 4
326 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the 8,269 cases of suspected child abuse referred to the health boards in 2000 by category of abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6224/03]
The breakdown of the reported cases of suspected child abuse for 2000 is as follows:
|
Primary Type of Abuse |
Number of Reported Cases |
Number of Children |
Confirmed Abuse |
Confirmed Non-Abuse-Unfounded |
Inconclusive Assessment |
Assessment ongoing at the end of 2000 |
|
Physical Abuse |
1620 |
1519 |
548 |
149 |
416 |
507 |
|
Sexual Abuse |
2104 |
1991 |
517 |
182 |
561 |
844 |
|
Emotional Abuse |
1244 |
1192 |
567 |
95 |
248 |
334 |
|
Neglect |
3301 |
3037 |
1453 |
352 |
679 |
817 |
|
Total |
8269 |
7739 |
3085 |
778 |
1904 |
2502 |
