Warning that lives are at stake, a federal commission that spent two years examining child abuse and neglect is urging Congress and the White House to strengthen protections for drug-affected newborns.
Other core recommendations included reviewing child abuse fatalities in all states, assuring responses within 24 hours to any report involving a child under the age of 1, and “greater accountability” from hospitals and health care workers. “Every day, four to eight children in the United States die from abuse or neglect at the hands of their parents or caretakers,” the report says.
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