RE: Underreporting of maltreatment

["Betty Blythe" <blythe@xxxxxx>]

While it does not have the statistics that you are seeking, here is a
thought-provoking paper on the subject of mandated reporting:

Melton, B.G. (2005).  Mandated reporting:  A policy without reason.  Child
Abuse & Neglect, 29, 9-18.

Betty
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Subject: Underreporting of maltreatment

Does anyone know of statistics/estimates (or ongoing research) on the amount
of underreporting of child maltreatment that occurs in the US?  I have found
one reference by Sedlak but was hoping to find more.

Thanks,
Danielle

E Danielle Rentz, MPH
Doctoral Candidate
Dept of Epidemiology
UNC School of Public Health