Re: Statistics on Child Abuse

[erez3@xxxxxxxx (Erez C Miller)]

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On Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:46:06 +0000 Joseph Horvath 
Joseph.Horvath@uni-konstanz.de> writes:
>I would be very interested in new data about the prevalence of
>child-maltreatment /-abuse in the U.S. and European countries. Does
anybody know of related new statistics and research results? Are there
any sources on the WWW?

You could find such information on:
* Latest Statistics on Child abuse and Neglect
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/stats.htm

You can also search the US census bureau at:
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/

For additional information on the web on child maltreatment, definitions,
treatment, research results, intervention, and more, see the following
web sites (NOT a comprehensive list). Since your request was fairly
broad, I believe many of them would be of interest to other readers of
this list.
* Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/prevent.htm

* APSAC ONLine: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children (http://157/142.136.54/cm/more.htm). [This Web site provides
links to many other sites related to child abuse, neglect and
prevention].

* Child Maltreatment: The Journal of the American Professional Society on
the Abuse of Children (http://157.142.136.54/cm/cmhome.htm). [This Web
site provides information on past, present and future issues of this
journal, listing the articles that appeared in each issue by title and
author].
* International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
(ISPCAN) (http://child.cornell.edu/). [This Web site provides information
on the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect,
congresses and conferences it organizes, the journal "Child Abuse and
Neglect" etc.].

* Child Abuse Prevention Network (http://child.cornell.edu) [This Web
site links to the six members of the Child Abuse Prevention Network. From
the Web site: The network is "an initiative of Family Life Development
Center at Cornell University. The network is dedicated to enhancing
internet resources for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and
reducing the negative conditions in the family and the community that
lead to child maltreatment"].
* National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (http://www.childabuse.org/).
[This Web site provides recent statistics from research on child abuse,
provides information on child abuse facts, local chapters in the U.S.A.,
and available resources on this topic.
Newsgroup for survivors or child abuse: (alt.abuse.recovery). Available
on the USENET, but accessible through the W.W.W.].
* Kempe Center Programs (http://electricstores.com/kempe/programs.htm).
["The C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of
Child Abuse and Neglect was began in 1972 to provide a clinically based
resource for training, program development and evaluation, and research
in all forms of child abuse and neglect." This Web site also provides
information on research conducted at the center and programs offered
there].
* National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
(http://www.calib.com/nccanh/). [This Web sites includes information on
current products and initiatives, online publications and fact sheets
available from the NCCAN clearinghouse, an online catalog of the latest
materials available from the clearinghouse (including user manuals,
research reviews, special studies, and reports), statistics of child
maltreatment, information about child welfare and child maltreatment
prevention, as well as state statutes. This Web sites also contains
information on upcoming conferences in the field of child maltreatment]. 
* Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse
(http://www.umn.edu/mincava/ca.htm#books). [This Web site provides a
large number of hypertext links which could connect you to various sites
on child abuse - articles and other informative resources; books journals
and reports; government organizations; institutions and organizations;
legal resources; regional service providers].

* Child Sexual Abuse (posted by the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of
Knoxville, TN)
(http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/sacc/childAbuse.html#silent). [This Web
site contains information on signs of sexual abuse, additional symptoms,
reasons why children often do not disclose abuse, feelings associated
with sexual abuse, protecting children, and how to listen to children who
disclose sexual abuse].

* Child Abuse Prevention Network
(http://child.cornell.edu/bookmarks.html#anchor418446). [As part of this
Web site it lists links to a number of online resources on child abuse].

* Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics from the National Committee to
Prevent Child Abuse (April, 1995)
(http://www.vix.com/men/abuse/studies/child-ma.html). [Lists information
and statistics on the extent and prevalence of child abuse and neglect].

* The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
(http://www.atsa.com/). [Provides information about ATSA, the journal
"Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment", and upcoming
conferences on related issues, as well as related W.W.W resources].

* Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal
(http://www.elsevier.com/estoc/publications/store/4/01452134/.). [This
Web site provides the list of contents of each issue in the past two
years].

Erez Miller
erez3@juno.com
224 Jamaicaway #6
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-1784


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