Child Maltreatment 2003

["Clearinghouse" <Clearinghouse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Print copies of Child Maltreatment 2003 are now available!  Now in its 14th year, Child Maltreatment 2003 provides national- and State-level finding about referrals for maltreatment, substantiated cases, and types of abuse and neglect.  Information on perpetrators of maltreatment, CPS workforce workload, and preventive and post-investigation services is also included.
The statistics are based on information collected through the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). The data show that child protective service agencies received about 2.9 million reports of possible maltreatment in 2003. Of the 906,000 substantiated cases of maltreatment of children, the majority involved cases of neglect.
Print copies of Child Maltreatment 2003 can be obtained by contacting the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information at 800-394-3366 or nccanch@xxxxxxxxxxx.  The report is also available online at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/cmreports.htm.