“You can’t hear me when I say.” “Mom, please wake up.” According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3.4 million referrals were obtained from U.S. state and local child welfare agencies in 2012. These referrals were for cases of child abuse and neglect. Many of the victims were under the age of three at the time of the investigation. time of reporting. To put this into perspective, the number of reported cases of child abuse is enough to fill ten modern football stadiums. It is also estimated that one in ten cases will actually be proven and justice will be sought for the victim. The National Criminal Justice Reference Service has stated that "child victims are extremely vulnerable, and often completely helpless, and are often harmed by their own means.