Definitions of child abuse and neglect

dc.contributor.authorChild Welfare Information Gateway
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-17T18:25:20Z
dc.date.available2015-02-17T18:25:20Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractChild abuse and neglect are defined by Federal and State laws. At the State level, child abuse and neglect may be defined in both civil and criminal statutes. This publication presents civil definitions that determine the grounds for intervention by State child protective agencies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChild Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Definitions of child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureauen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/define/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2148
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureauen_US
dc.subjectlawen_US
dc.subjectdefinitionsen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectneglecten_US
dc.subjectstateen_US
dc.titleDefinitions of child abuse and neglecten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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