During 2006, up to 40% more cases of child abuse were detected in the Community of Madrid, from 413 cases in 2005 to 579 in 2006. As indicated by the Deputy Minister of Family and Social Affairs Regina Plañiol , actually It has not suffered an increase in child abuse, but thanks to the detection systems have been able to know data that were previously unknown.
Efforts are increasingly effective to detect and prevent child abuse, at least this is indicated by figures that, although they appear to be ascending data, is as we have mentioned before, proof that situations that are detected and are better known They usually occur especially in the family environment. From 1999 to 2006, a total of 3,235 cases have been detected in the Community of Madrid alone, many of them have been reported from the health sector, thanks to medical specialists a large number of situations have been remedied in which the abuse was the tonic in the life of these children.
There is much to do, eradicating child abuse is a difficult task and more when there is no physical evidence. The different preparatory programs in teachers, doctors or officials among others, will allow each year more effectiveness in the fight against this unfortunate problem. Hopefully in the near future we will no longer have to talk about child abuse.
