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Blicero1 t1_ixcswyw wrote

Reply to comment by Zestyclose_Media_548 in Maine has the highest rate of child abuse cases in the United States (1,904.4 per 100,000 people under 18). The data comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. by AngelaLambert

I’d guess that Maine is a combo of a lot of rural poverty which contributes to the issue, combined with at least some government/oversight that leads to slightly more reporting, though not necessarily action. Versus a lot of southern states that have the poverty and isolation and basically no governmental oversight at all

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Skolanthropy t1_ixcudst wrote

^^ This.

When I lived in rural Mississippi I could not believe how many school-aged boys were simply not in school during the day. A little bit of laptop time for "home school" , then the rest of the day was smoking pot, burning stuff, muddin, and shooting.

Getting hit by your dad or being subjected to emotional abuse wouldn't even be on the radar as a problem for these folks.

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