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Earl Gregg Swem Library

Child Maltreatment 2010

Categories: Children,Crime/Justice,Sex Issues,Statistics,Welfare/Social Services

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm10/cm10.pdf

During fiscal year 2010, an estimated 3.3 million referrals involving the alleged mistreatment of approximately 5.9 million children were received by child protective services agencies.  This report covers characteristics of child victims and adult perpetrators, the most common types of mistreatment, and the services that were provided.  From the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services