General Discussion

if we, as a society and as neighbors and relatives intervene when we see child abuse.

But those interventions do little good unless the agencies and individuals working there receive the priorities in funding and supervision that they need. I saw first hand how the system fails children when I was a volunteer for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Another thing that society could do to diminish evil is to provide quality physical and mental health care for every individual and family. Substance addiction, depression, or other physical/psychological problems in adults can lead to neglect of children.

But our priorities are screwed up. Existing programs accomplish too little due to lack of funding, lack of enough qualified staff, and lack of oversight for the programs.

We reap what we sow.