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To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers " <child-maltreatment-research-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <child-maltreatment-research-L@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: More child abuse declines in recent statistics
From: "Deborah Feldman" <dfeld@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:23:10 -0700
Cc: "Lucy Berliner" <lucyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the interesting posting on decline in 
rates for substantiated abuse cases.&nbsp; I work primarily with programs 
serving delinquent and court-involved teens and&nbsp;have had relatively little 
experience working directly with child welfare agencies.&nbsp; I am 
wondering&nbsp;whether some portion&nbsp;of the decline might be attributable to 
changing child welfare agency policies regarding investigation and acceptance of 
cases.&nbsp; Has anyone looked at this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Deborah Feldman<BR>Research and Analysis<BR>5732 
17th Ave. NE<BR>Seattle, WA 98105<BR>Phone: (206) 729-2488<BR>Fax: 
1-877-903-6513<BR>e-mail: <A 
href="mailto:dfeld@seanet.com";>dfeld@seanet.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=David.Finkelhor@unh.edu 
href="mailto:David.Finkelhor@unh.edu";>Finkelhor, David</A> </DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
  title=child-maltreatment-research-L@cornell.edu 
  href="mailto:child-maltreatment-research-L@cornell.edu";>child-maltreatment-research-L@cornell.edu</A> 
  </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=lucyb@u.washington.edu 
  href="mailto:lucyb@u.washington.edu";>Lucy Berliner</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:13 
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> More child abuse declines in 
  recent statistics</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
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  <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
  size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For those of you interested in child 
  maltreatment trends: &nbsp;Some forms of child maltreatment decreased again 
  from 2004 to 2005, adding to over a decade’s worth of declines, according to 
  data released Monday from the US Department of Health and Human Services. 
  Rates of substantiated <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">sexual</SPAN></I> 
  abuse dropped by 2% in 2005 compared to the previous year, capping a 51% total 
  decline since 1991. &nbsp;Rates of <I><SPAN 
  style="FONT-STYLE: italic">physical</SPAN></I> abuse declined by 5% from 2004 
  to 2005, making for a total 46% reduction since a peak 1992. &nbsp;Neglect, 
  however, did not decline either in the most recent year or over the longer 
  term.&nbsp; I have attached a slide showing the 
  trend.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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  size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
  size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The new statistics are available at the 
  Children's Bureau web site:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT 
  face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><A 
  href="http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm05/index.htm";>http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm05/index.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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  face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN 
  style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">There doesn't seem to have beeen 
  any press release or publicity about these new 
  drops.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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