Relief Nursery Prevention Services Save Money

The Relief Nursery of Central Texas costs pennies on the dollar and is a wise investment.  Prevention services through the Relief Nursery cost an average of $3,500 per year.  Using conservative estimates, it costs Texas upwards of $80,000 per child to treat child abuse after it occurs.  This does not include the devastating emotional costs to the innocent children which will haunt them for the rest of their lives. 

Research tells us that children who are abused as children are:

  • 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile
  • 30% more likely to commit a violent crime
  • 25% more likely to get pregnant as a teen
  • More likely to abuse drugs/alcohol.  Nearly 2/3 people in drug abuse treatment report having been abused as a child.
  • More likely to abuse their own children.  About 30% of abused and neglected children will perpetrate future abuse.

Abused children are also more likely to have long-term health problems, drop out of school, and struggle with unemployement/poverty. Research has shown that child abuse significantly costs employers in time lost for work, loss of productivity, and employer-paid health insurance costs given the long-term medical and psychological problems that are linked to child abuse.

Preventing child abuse and neglect through Relief Nursery services will reduce costs across multiple systems and offers the highest possible return on investment.