CDF uses the latest data compiled by the federal government to track national and state level
data on child maltreatment, foster care, and other relevant child welfare activities to assess trends and identify areas for improving the outcomes of children involved in the child welfare system.
Epidemiological Perspectives on Maltreatment Prevention (PDF - 416 KB) Wulczyn The Future of Children, 19 (2), 2009 Describes and differentiates among the three primary sources of national
data on child maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement maltreatment programs.
But in the vast majority of school districts,
the data on child maltreatment and foster care is not linked to a child's educational records.
Not exact matches
The brief includes the analysis of survey
data from program participants
on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of
child maltreatment.
This report presents findings from a unique partnership between the University of Michigan and the State that allowed us to match the universe of
child maltreatment records in Michigan with educational
data on all public school
children in the state.
Here we report findings from a unique partnership between the University of Michigan and the State that allowed us to match the universe of
child maltreatment records in Michigan with educational
data on all public school
children in the state.
Indeed, Jay Belsky incorporated all of these risk factors into his process model of parenting, 11 and
data from multiple studies support links to
child well - being.12 In an experiment
on the effectiveness of a program for low - birth - weight infants, Lawrence Berger and Jeanne Brooks - Gunn examined the relative effect of both socioeconomic status and parenting
on child abuse and neglect (as measured by ratings of health providers who saw
children in the treatment and control groups six times over the first three years of life, not by review of administrative
data) and found that both factors contributed significantly and uniquely to the likelihood that a family was perceived to engage in some form of
child maltreatment.13 The link between parenting behaviors and
child maltreatment suggests that interventions that promote positive parenting behaviors would also contribute to lower rates of
child maltreatment among families served.
Estimating the Effects of Head Start
on Parenting and
Child Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being S
Child Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013) Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well -
Maltreatment Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks - Gunn (2013)
Children and Youth Services Review, 35 (7) View Abstract Examines the effects of Head Start participation
on parenting and
child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being S
child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well -
maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low - income families in large U.S. cities using
data from the Fragile Families and
Child Well - Being S
Child Well - Being Study.
The most recent report entitled
Child Maltreatment 2014 was released on January 25, 2016 and presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year
Child Maltreatment 2014 was released
on January 25, 2016 and presents national
data about
child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year
child abuse and neglect known to
child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year
child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2014.
Child Maltreatment Facts at a Glance (PDF - 79 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) Provides up - to - date data and statistics on child maltreatment, including information on the characteristics of perpetra
Child Maltreatment Facts at a Glance (PDF - 79 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) Provides up - to - date data and statistics on child maltreatment, including information on the characteristics of p
Maltreatment Facts at a Glance (PDF - 79 KB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) Provides up - to - date
data and statistics
on child maltreatment, including information on the characteristics of perpetra
child maltreatment, including information on the characteristics of p
maltreatment, including information
on the characteristics of perpetrators.
The National
Child Abuse and Neglect
Data Systems (NCANDS) glossary in
Child Maltreatment 2007 provides the backbone to the following categories of traumatic stress provided by the National
Child Traumatic Stress Network (Core Clinical Characteristics form dated 9/2007): [To see the definition, click
on the category.]
The National
Child Abuse and Neglect
Data System (NCANDS)
Child File includes information
on all US
children with a confirmed report of
maltreatment, totaling 5689900
children (2004 - 2011).
The brief includes the analysis of survey
data from program participants
on child safety in the home, observed parenting practices, parental stress and parenting efficacy, self - reported parenting practices, and rates of
child maltreatment.
Design, Setting, and Participants The National
Child Abuse and Neglect
Data System (NCANDS)
Child File includes information
on all US
children with a confirmed report of
maltreatment, totaling 5689900
children (2004 - 2011).
«As home visiting programs go to scale, states should consider replicating this study using their administrative
data and appropriate statistical methods to create a robust comparison group capable of generating rigorous findings regarding the effects of early intervention efforts
on child maltreatment rates,» said Dr. Deborah Daro, Senior Research Fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
(NBER Working Paper No. 12171), authors Janet Currie and Erdal Tekin focus
on the effect of
child maltreatment on crime using
data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).
The Global status report
on violence prevention 2014, which reflects
data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely
child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse.