About Child Sexual Abuse in Our Area

The area served by Kids’ Harbor has a higher-than-average rate of child abuse and neglect.  According to <a href="http://www.kidscount.org/">Kids Count 2006</a>, the average rate per county for child abuse was 40.5 incidences per 1,000 children.  Kids' Harbor provided services to 411 children and their families during 2008.

Here's the average number of child abuse and neglect cases reported in the counties we serve:

Dent         57.4
Morgan     58.4
Miller       63.7
Camde     48.9
Laclede    59.5
Phelps      46.7
Hickory      n/a
Pulaski     39.2
Maries      38.4
Texas       73.0