2007: Last year in Texas:

278,303 Texas children were reported as alleged abuse or neglect victims

79,866 Texas children were confirmed abuse and neglect victims

223 Texas children died from abuse and neglect

At What Cost:

Nationally, it costs $94 billion every year or $34,815 per child

In the State of Texas, with 67,737 confirmed victims at a cost of  $34,815 per victimized child, Texas pays $2.35 Billion

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) budget for responding to abuse and caring for abused children is $1.2 Billion per year

The total TDFPS budget for child and juvenile justice prevention programs is $41.3 Million per year

And the total TDFPS budget for child abuse prevention is only $10 Million per year

This ten million represents less than 1% of the TDFPS Budget