When a child is abused, these Rockford medical professionals are often the first to see them

When a child is abused, these Rockford medical professionals are often the first to see them

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Medical Evaluation Response Initiative Team (MERIT) at the UIC College of Medicine in Rockford is called in by investigators to provide expert medical evaluations for children suspected of being physically or sexually abused or neglected. "Over the last year, we have 400 no cases of kids under 1-year-old, older than ten who are brought to our facility because they've been sexually abused, physically abused, neglected,…