Annual Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in Pennsylvania
Direct Costs | |
State and county
services to families |
$1.3 billion |
Including:
Investigations of reports by county agencies $46.6 million ChildLine (toll-free reporting line) $4.1 million Child abuse history and background checks $1.2 million OCYF Regional Offices (costs related to investigation of reports) $2.8 million |
|
Mental health services to victims |
$69.8 million |
Medical care to
victims |
$11 million |
Public services |
$17.2 million |
Foster care services |
$715.9 million |
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS: |
$2.11 billion |
Indirect Costs | |
Special education |
$5.47 million |
Juvenile justice
system |
$59.9 million |
Lost productivity to society |
$157.4 million |
Quality of life |
$1.2 billion |
Adult criminal justice system |
$18.2 million |
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS: |
$1.44 billion |
TOTAL COST: |
$3.55 billion |