U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.2014-01-152014-01-152013U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2013). Child maltreatment 2012.http://hdl.handle.net/11212/1281https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/cm2012.pdfThe data are submitted voluntarily by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The first report from NCANDS was based on data for 1990. This report for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2012 data is the 23rd issuance of this annual publication. This Child Maltreatment 2012 report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to CPS agencies in the United States during Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2012.en-USstatisticschild maltreatmentabuseArticle