...statistics are nothing short of shameful. In 1996, the most recent year for such complete information, the Child Welfare League of America reported that Alaska led the nation in cases of abuse and neglect, with 40.9 children per 1,000. This...

...divorced parents did a generation ago, said Peter Breen, a member of the national advisory committee of the Child Welfare League of America. Children of inmates often are cared for by aging grandparents or friends of their parents with troubles...

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