Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Tidbit Tuesday: Prevent Child Abuse

Observations of Child Abuse or Neglect
Percentage Responding in the Affirmative
Have you seen an adult physically abuse a child? 32%
Have you seen an adult emotionally abuse a child (e.g., insult, taunt or harass)? 66%
Have you seen an adult neglect a child (e.g., ignore a child’s needs, fail to feed or clothe properly or withhold affection)? 47%


Reasons for Failing to Respond
Percentage Responding in the Affirmative
Didn’t think it was any of my business 57%
Didn’t know what the proper response might be 50%
Afraid other people might interpret response as overreacting 23%
Concerned for own personal safety 19%
Thought the parent’s actions might be justified 17%

1 comment:

Paul McLaughlin said...

Stop Child Abuse NOW! since 1975 to 2009 from Donora, Pennsylvania to Portland and Eugene, Oregon by
Paul M. McLaughlin.

Paul almost lost his life two times during his infant year and at the age of 5 year old.

Paul graduated from Donora Senior High School in 1970 at the age of 21, SPECIAL EDUCATION and than got
drafted into the army at Fort Dix, New Jersey to Fort Lewis, Washington.

Paul and his twin sister was the only children that was abused in the McLaughlin family. Paul and Paula's older brother and sister WAS NEVER ABUSED.

Paula passed away at the age of 59 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on August 27, 2007 while being ill with kidney stones since 1970.

Paul and Paula McLaughlin (twins) born on October 13, 1948 in Donora, Pennsylvania

Paul and Paula placed on top of a hot stove burner, ennama treatments you not want to read about, eat bars of hand soap, clothes removed and beaten with a stick or belt. The pain are enbearable. Stand in snow without wearing shoes, large scars on face and scalp from beatings with a stick, knife, and other objects. Tongue burn with a butter knife, stand in corner of a room for day and night without sleep or rest. Paul in hospital from being severly abused and almost lost his life and spent over 4 weeks in the hospital in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The list of abuse is endless.

In 1970, Paul got drafted into the army and cheated on written test to get into the army. Paul served his two years because of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania draft board and moved to Portland, Oregon. A older lady discovered Paul and taught Paul to read and write and typing machine.

In 1975, Paul began his works on child abuse and had traveled over 25,000 miles across the U.S. with Open Forums, radio talk programs (25 of them) and many public speakings in front of children and adults in High Schools and Colleges campus.

Help Spread The Word. Magazine about Paul and His True Story
http://www.geocities.com/helpspreadtheword/paul.html

Paul McLaughlin Story and Photo in Register Guard Newspaper
and magazines, etc.
http://www.efn.org/~scan/abused00.htm

PAULA-Butch-PAUL-Betty. See Paul and Paula photo and story
http://www.efn.org/~scan/paul-fam.gif

Paul's Christian Web Page - Short Article
http://www.powertochange.com/changed/paulmcl

Web Page and Email - since 1995 from Eugene, Oregon
and Donora (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania. Born on October 13, 1948-2009
http://www.efn.org/~scan
scan@efn.org

(541) 344-7244

Paul M. McLaughlin
Liz SEVEN McLaughlin
Stop Child Abuse NOW!
298 Hunington Ave.
Eugene, Oregon 97405