Child Maltreatment 2011: Summary of Key Findings

This factsheet presents summarized information from Child Maltreatment 2011, a report based on data submissions by State child protective services agencies for Federal fiscal year 2011. Statistics in the Child Maltreatment reports are based on data submitted to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), a voluntary reporting system that was developed by the Children's Bureau of the U.S.

America's Child Death Shame - a BBC report

"Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US. The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009. A recent congressional report concludes the real number could be nearer 2,500. In fact, America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialised world. Why? The BBC's Natalia Antelava investigates."

E. Diane Champé Institute

Not Even Discussed in Private Rooms Article

With the assistance of Ms. Diane Champe, David Introcaso of Health Affairs has written an article titled "Not Even Discussed in Private Rooms; Childhood Sexual Abuse and Abuse Survivors" properly framing the issue of child abuse as the health crisis it is.

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