Troubles in Connecticut: Part 2: Ways to Help. Event of Newtown December 2012.

In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut

There are ways that we can all help, from all locations.

• Be a good neighbor
• Bloggers and writers: post advisory that are sound in how to treat children of all ages
• Make it clear what is good parenting and what is bad; some young parents, if they do not know, might not know
• Be your brother's and your sister's keeper
• You don't have to spoil your neighbor with food for their kids when they do not have job of which could lead to a lack of motivation for the parent to maintain employment; but at the obvious levels, do not let conditions get to extremes, if your neighbor lost a job because the factory just burned down
• Develop the resources to provide good guidance to families

And there is a longer list

It is more than just donating money

Troubles in Connecticut: Reflections on the School Shooting: The Other Problems: Child Abuse. 12 21 12

This 12 21 12, is a day to get some things straight.
First, condolences to the victims of the school shooting tragedy in Connecticut.
This blog post is going to focus on Connecticut.
There was an incident in China involving an attack on young children; condolences to them also.  The lessons to be discussed herein have the intended scope limited to point to the Connecticut incident.

The school: Sandy Hook Elementary
Newtown, Connecticut
20 children killed, 6 adults killed [estimate]
12 girls, all ages 6 or 7 [est.]
8 boys, all ages 6 or 7 [est.]
[source: most Internet news stories]

First, without playing hide the hidden knowledge, it is well known that anytime a tragedy occurs that involves mass loss of life of children, it can be an indicator that there are other things wrong in the area.

One of those things that you start to look at, is what is the situation of child abuse in that area.

Which leads to, there are a number of things that need to be addressed concerning the overall condition of the State of Connecticut.

Not all of the matters that need looking into are presented here right now, or yet.  We will start with a table provided at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2011

What has been done here, because the information might be hard to read, and requires computer software that everyone might not have, is put it on a graphic that is easy to see and understand, with a few notes.

What is obvious, as many adults stand forth with the request to do something about violent acts, let us hope that every single one of them is 100% clean in regard to how they treat their children.  If they are, good.  If not, please improve, and the same that are not showing face, that are doing the abusing.  CONCURRENT to EFFECTIVE REDUCTION of violence, is EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF CHILD ABUSE.

From the online source, 'Connecticut Judicial Branch law Libraries':
Abused: “A child or youth may be found ‘abused’ who (A) has been inflicted with physical injury or injuries other than by accidental means, (B) has injuries that are at variance with the history given of them, or (C) is in a condition that is the result of maltreatment, including, but not limited to, malnutrition, sexual molestation or exploitation, deprivation of necessities, emotional maltreatment or cruel punishment” CONN. GEN. STATS. § 46b-120(7) (2012 Supplement).

For larger image, click and open in new window.  Snapshot of conclusions graphic placed above due to technological limitations.

For the 6 and 7 year old group, the statistics are somewhere around the average of 500 and 600 per each age, totaling about a 1000, a thousand, for the 2011 year.

This is what the tables seem to indicate.

The graphic, you be the judge:

Keep America number 1.