"A single word would make a difference in whether some injured children in Pennsylvania are classified as abused. Because state law says that a child must suffer "serious" bodily injuries to be considered abused, cases have slipped through the cracks....
"The proposed changes would lower the threshold for abuse from "serious bodily injury" to "bodily injury."..."
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/pa-childabuse-law/pa-childabuse-law
Sad to see Pennsylvania isn't considering the dangers of emotional abuse:
"Members of the public shouldn't take lightly the potential effects of emotional abuse in childhood or in any life stage," said Heilig. "Just because there may not be visible physical scars does not mean that no lasting damage has been done." --Markus Heilig, Clinical Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/ace-cte030812.php
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