Re: Reporting rates of child abuse and neglect

["Wendy Lane" <WLANE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Your state probably has statistics on reporting sources, and on reports 
by month.  You can look at the overall stats, and the number &
percentage of cases reported by school personnel vs. other reporters by
month.

Wendy

Wendy G. Lane, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine &
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
660 West Redwood St.
Baltimore, MD  21201
(410) 706-7865
Fax (410) 706-4425
wlane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


>>> ckaplan@xxxxxxxx 8/5/2004 11:08:57 AM >>>
Colleagues -

I am trying to identify research and/or data that demonstrates the
decrease in reporting rates during the summer months and the increase in
 reporting rates of suspected child abuse and neglect when the school
year resumes. I am interested in sources that link this spike to the
increased surveillance that occurs when children attend school.

What is available to capture this reporting phenomenon short of asking
several states what their monthly or quarterly reporting statistics?
With thanks, Caren

Thanks in advance for your assistance. Caren

Caren Kaplan
Director
Child and Family Protection
Child Welfare League of America
50 F Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Tel:  202/662-4295
Fax: 202/737-3687
Email:  ckaplan@xxxxxxxx 

 
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