Editor,You are right. Child abuse is global. I was sexually and physically and mentally abused as a child and I have always suffered from low esteem and depression. My children are so opposite from me. Sometimes, they even frighten me the way they act because they seem so bold. I know there are others like me out there. There is no place to get help if you don’t have lots of money. So you stay stuck in this world of fear. I pray there is a way to stop the child abuse and neglect.Carolyn Rowley, USA (Response to a story ‘Childhood abuse linked to adult diseases’, published on Thursday)