Child Abuse

I've decided to do my report on child abuse and how it causes long term (in some cases life long) damage to a child. I haven't done much research yet because I didn't really set myself to one topic until today. I kept tossing ideas back and forth. I've decided to do an interview with someone who has dealt with child abuse and/or/ not experienced it for themselves. I'm thinking about interviewing my sister. Both my sister and I were abused by our fathers and it's something that neither one of us are afraid to talk about. I'm not really a professional on this topic however I think I do have a advantage when it comes to the experience aspect of it because I have experienced abuse head on. In my paper I want to make people aware that child abuse is a big problem in today's society and I want to inform people of what abuse is (not just hitting, but also using drugs around kids and talking down to them) and inform them of the lasting affect it has on kids.