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Related Resources: Prevalence of Child Abuse & Neglect
Information on research, trends, and analysis related to the prevalence of child maltreatment.
Child Abuse and Neglect Among American Indian/Alaska Native Children: An Analysis of Existing Data
This study compared the findings of previous research about the incidence of child maltreatment in American Indian and Alaska Native families and analyzed data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) for this population. The research review revealed significant differences in findings because of problems with definitions and data collection methods. However, most of the previous studies documented a high incidence of neglect, violence, alcohol abuse, and foster care in American Indian and Alaska Native children. Positive trends include a decrease in adoption rates and lower rates of sexual and physical abuse. The secondary analysis of NCANDS ...
Child Abuse Reported to the Police
Finkelhor & Ormrod
OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 2001
Analysis of data from 12 States to provide a criminal justice perspective of child abuse. Includes data on characteristics of victims and offenders and the incidence of related offenses such as simple assault, aggravated assault, sex offenses, and kidnapping.
Child Maltreatment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on definitions, data sources, risk and protective factors, prevention strategies, and more.
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Provides the background and schedule for this congressionally mandated periodic research effort to assess the maltreatment of children in the United States.
Issue Brief: Child Abuse and Neglect (PDF - 205 KB)
National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America (2006)
Provides an overview and highlights further sources of information regarding the rate of maltreatment over time, victims by type of maltreatment, and some consequences of maltreatment.
Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect: LONGSCAN
Consortium of Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect website provides information about the study, sample demographics, measures utilized, and more.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Victims of Crime—Child Abuse and Neglect
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Searchable database of information related to child abuse and neglect.
National Data Analysis System
Child Welfare League of America
Online searchable database that provides access to all States' child abuse and neglect and child welfare data for the most recent years available. Users can customize tables and graphs by State and data year.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Cornell University
Part of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network, the archive acquires, makes available, and sells data sets relevant to the study and secondary analysis of child abuse and neglect.
National Fact Sheet 2009
Child Welfare League of America (2009)
Provides statistics on America's most vulnerable children, including information on child abuse and neglect, poverty, child care, physical and mental health, and more.
No Safe Place: Assessing Spatial Patterns of Child Maltreatment Victimization
Paulsen
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 8(1/2), 2003
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Examines whether victims are concentrated in certain parts of a city; whether there are different patterns for child abuse, child neglect, and juvenile assault victimization locations; and how well ecological theory explains the incidence of victimization at the neighborhood level.
Recent Trends Affecting Child Welfare Populations and Programs: Child Abuse and Neglect
U.S. House of Representatives (2004)
In 2000 Green Book
Provides historical trend data.
The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
This In Focus report examines the risk of maltreatment for children with disabilities. Topics include prevalence of the problem, characteristics of victims and perpetrators, types of maltreatment, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Emphasis is placed on societal attitudes about disabilities, program policies and procedures, and family-focused programming.
The Victimization of Children and Youth: A Comprehensive, National Survey (PDF - 200 KB)
Finkelhor, Ormrod, Turner, & Hamby
Child Maltreatment, 10(1), 2005
Study examining a large spectrum of violence, crime, and victimization experiences in a nationally representative sample of children and youth ages 2 to 17 years.
Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment (PDF - 166 KB)
Paxson & Waldfogel
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 22(1), 2003
Uses State data from 1990 to 1998 to examine whether recent welfare reforms have increased or reduced the incidence of reported and substantiated cases of maltreatment, the incidence of specific types of maltreatment, and the number of children living in out-of-home care.
World Perspectives on Child Abuse
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Tracks trends about the incidence of child maltreatment with data provided by more than 60 countries.
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