Child Welfare Information Gateway2015-02-172015-02-172014Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Definitions of child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureauhttps://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/define/http://hdl.handle.net/11212/2148Child 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-USlawdefinitionschild abuseneglectstateArticle