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Child Maltreatment 2006: Summary of Key Findings

2008, Fact Sheet, Federal Publication, English
Web link: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/canstats.cfm

Description:

This fact sheet summarizes Child Maltreatment 2006, a publication that provides child abuse statistics submitted by states to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). Highlighted topics include reports of child abuse and neglect; victims of maltreatment; perpetrators; fatalities; and services. The maltreatment rate was 11.9 per 1,000 children in 2004, a drop of 1.5 from 2003. Over sixty percent of the children were neglected, 18 percent were physically abused, and 10 percent were sexually abused

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Source:

Child Welfare Information Gateway, ACYF, ACF, HHS
Children's Bureau/ACYF, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor
Washington DC 20024

Phone number(s):

(703) 385-7565
(800) 394-3366

Related topics:

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• CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• FAMILY AND SOCIAL ISSUES
• INJURY/ INJURY PREVENTION
• SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT
• STATISTICS/DEMOGRAPHICS
• VIOLENCE

NWHIC record number P-1488