Child Maltreatment, 2019

Abstract

This edition marks the 30th instance child maltreatment data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System have been publicly released in the Child Maltreatment report series. Child Maltreatment is a highly successful report, which is relied upon by many users for critical statistics concerning child abuse and neglect in the United States. The first report, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System: Working Paper 1–1990 Summary Data Component was released in April 1992 and was the result of 4 years of work to design and implement a national data collection and analysis system for state child protective services data. Data were collected from 49 states, the District of Columbia, the Territory of Guam, and all branches of the Armed Services

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Keywords

statistics, United States, abuse, neglect, data

Citation

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2021). Child Maltreatment 2019. Washington, DC: Author.

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