Impacts: Soil degradation, erosion and deforestation resulting from climate change are
huge problems for food and water security, as well as
human health and shelter.
Estimates suggest that child maltreatment costs the United States $ 124 billion annually, with per - person lifetime costs higher than or comparable to those of diseases such as a stroke or type 2 diabetes mellitus.18 Childhood maltreatment has thus been referred to as «a
human rights violation and a global public
health problem [that] incurs
huge costs for both individuals and society.»