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Show ' Conference reports on Review - Wednesday, November 21, 1984 - Page 3 epidemic child abuse u. y The number of reported incidents physical abuse are only the "tip of M Lf iceberg." according to Dr. Don Hl Lc a member of the State Ad-J- J Council for Prevention of H ChildAbusc. ,jsory V; Dr Cline says records show 907 000 reports of physical abuse, j);,! j some experts believe the in- - cidence of sexual abuse of children Sis least as high. nr Cline, a faculty member at 4-- ntah State University, and keynote 1 speaker at a day-lon- g Family W violence Conference held at the Vj Excelsior Hotel in Provo Nov. 16, (, the nation's greatest threat is j,0 nuclear war but family violence. i He told the nearly 400 professionals and other interested ii persons assembled for the con- - erence that the second leading C'i cause of cerebral palsy is child V abuse. Only automobile accidents outrank it as the leading cause. He said officials speculate there ' are between one and two million children abused, neglected, aban-fc- jl doned and sexually exploited each year. a .'! Each year in this country there are more children abused, neglected j, and abandoned than all of the men killed or wounded in both World War landWorldWarll.hesaid. Going on, Dr. Cline said 23 percent of the police killed in the line of duty are killed when responding to a domestic violence report, and 40 percent of all police calls are responding to domestic violences. Presenting several examples of recent increases in child physical and sexual abuse, he said there was a 714 percent increase in child t: sexual abuse between 1982 and 1983 sj with reported cases jumping from si; 280 in 1982 to 994 in 1983. Irs "Child abuse and family violence ,e are the greatest threat our nation 5 i has because one generation tends to breed yet another generation of a abusers," Dr. Cline said. The result is more and more costs for law enforcement, social ser-vices, prison systems, special education classes, judicial systems, and medical and other services needed because of the various aspects of domestic violence and sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Dr. Cline said abused children are 10 times more likely to require special education classes and related services than other children. Cost of providing these classes, he noted, is up to 10 times the cost of providing education in the regular classroom. In addition, many of these children require specialized care for the rest of their lives - a cost presently estimated at $1.6 million per child if he or she lives to the age 45 - and "many live well beyond this age." "This translates to taxes and taxes, but more importantly it means the loss of the nation's most valuable resource (people)," Dr. Cline said. Dr. Cline said his studies and those conducted by others indicate there is a strong relationship between physical and sexual abuse Of children and increases in the number and costs of people whoeventually need special education in public school, those in the juvenile or adult judicial system, prison inmates, hospital patients, runaways, teenage suicides, prostitutes, criminals and drug abusers - and ultimately child abuses. Speaking on spouse abuse, Dr. Cline said the recent television production of "The Burning Bed" was a highly accurate portrayal of what happens in spouse abuse -- "one of two people involved run out of options" and becomes the "ac-cused instead of the victim." He told of a reported incident where a woman had her jaw broken so badly that she will have to eat out of a straw for the rest of her life; another whose head was thrust against the faucet handles in the bathroom until she now suffers neurological damage; and of other reported incidents of spouse abuse. "Nearly six million wives will be abused by their husband," he said, and between two and three thousand of these are beaten to death. "Police spent one-thir- d of their time responding to domestic violence," he said, noting battery is the single major cause of injury to women. Dr. Cline said in Utah, reports show 40 percent of child abuse in-volve broken families or family discord. The solution is not easy, Dr. Cline noted, saying, "How often is the marriage vow broken - and who pays? The children pay." "According to the National Ad-vertising Council, there is a high public awareness of the issue, but I doubt that it is high enough that our legislatures will give us enough money to not stop the problem from reoccuring, but to stop the problem from happening in the first place," Dr. Cline said. "We're making progress (through education and legislation) but we still have a long way to go, "he said. Dr. Cline said if he could leave the conference giving but one challenge, it would be the challenge for par-ticipants to support legislation "to increase funds" going to the the state family and children's trust fund --- money that would be used exclusively for child protection and family abuse. Dr. Cline concluded, "If I painted a blood red picture, it is because I meant to." More children, he said, will die from child abuse than from typhoid, diptheria, scarlet fever, polio and small pox combined. "There is no vaccine (for child abuse) -- only you can help." Law enforcement officers, social workers and others from American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant Grove areas were among those in at-tendance at the conference. i J ' - :" V; Vjks--- 5 v"--- ?mV - S, f '" ' -- ''t7 --S3 T This plumbing is no picnic Pleasant Grove water crews are busy fixing leaks before winter cold freezes the ground. This leak on 200 N. 100 E. was fixed this past week. 3 Negotiators meet on I.CUP repayment contract "I ' .' . Negotiators were scheduled to .., meet for the third time today to work out the details of a supplemental repayment contract for the Bon-"- 1 neville Unit of. the Central Utah ll. Project. ki' Negotiations between the Central ,!" Utah Water Conservancy District and the Bureau of Reclamation were scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in room 8102 of the Federal Building, 125 S. State Street, Salt Lake City. At issue is the amount residents who live in the Central Utah district will have to pay for the continuing CUP construction. Costs for the project have mushroomed far beyond the estimated figures agreed upon in 1965 when the original contract was signed. According to Kirt Carpenter, projects manager, Utah Projects Office of the BOR, a draft sup-plemental repayment contract has been prepared and is being negotiated in a series of meetings between the two groups. At issue is how much of the in-creased cost of the CUP's Bonneville Unit actually should be paid by local residents. If the final agreement calls for more money that the CUWCD can pay on its current tax income, there is a strong possibility that the negotiated price will ace voter approval some time next year. --- I V. V ro "S3 - - - r , . I"- - s - - - v V-- s . fit' v At American Fork Hospital you have a choice of birthing experiences: Birthing Room -- Regular delivery Birthing Room with epidurals "Regular delivery with epidurals 12 Hour stays, 24 Hour stays, or as long as desired (A registered nurse will make a home visit to those who stay for only 12 hours.) Extra Services: Other Amenities at American Fork Hospital : $25 discount fo, your fi,st bab born at American Fork Hospital "Private rooms Steak dinner for parents 'Private sitz baths Babies "Birth" Day cake "Prenatal classes Free for baby "Mother education films Free baby bib "Sibling visits A caring and competent staff "Grandparent visits "I was very impressed with how genuinely concerned and sincere everyone was. You are all so professional and yet 'very personable.' I have never had such personalized care, and I have had babies at five different hospitals." A very happy patient S.H. Ask your doctor about delivery at American Fork Hospital: FAMILY PRACTICE: Doyle Barrett. M.D. 78 South Main Pleasant Grove Carl T. Bell, M.D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork Michael Cosgrave. M.D. 95 East 200 North American Fork Glen Fuller, M.D. 28 South 100 West American Fork Brent Johnson, M.D. 95 East 200 North American Fork 756 6066 Ming Sing Lee, M.D. 327 East 100 North Lehi C. Dale Murdock. M.D. 80 South Mam Pleasant Grove K. Joe Muidock. M.D. 321 East 300 North American Fork Guy A. Richards, M.D. 28 South 100 West American Fork 756 3511 Kerry Welch. M.D. 120 South 1220 East American Fork 756 5241 Marshall Willis. M D. 28 South 100 West American Fork OBSTETRICIANS: Jeffrey K. Adams. M D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork Brent Lind. M.D 120 North 1220 East American Fork 756 9635 William Parker, M.D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork Robert Richards, M.D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork PEDIATRICIANS: Gordon B. Glade. M.D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork David Nuttall. M.D. 120 North 1220 East American Fork If you have questions about American Fork Hospital's Obstetrics Department, please call 756-600- 1, Ext. 357 IK AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL 170 N. 1100 E., American Fork 756-600- 1 Mumuii 'ISliglf Heavy Duty Washers 3G9,S llS'PSj Dryers OO00 16 cu. ft. no-fro- st jllP refrigerator Dual Wave Microwaves was $729.95 |