New BBC report targets Texas as having the highest rate of child abuse in the industrialized world

New BBC report targets Texas as having the highest rate of child abuse in the industrialized world, while Texas authorities work to explain why and find solutions. - KDAF:

Out of 2500 child homicides in the US in 2010, nearly 10% were in Texas

DALLAS, TX— A new documentary by the BBC provides a sobering look at child abuse in the United States. "America's Child Death Shame" highlights the escalating rates of abuse and in particular points to Texas as leading industrialized nations when it comes to child abuse cases. Texas last year had nearly 10% of all child homicide cases. In the US, about 2500 children were killed.