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 U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on
Children, Youth and Families, Child Maltreatment 2001 (Washington,
DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003)
Letter from the Associate
Commissioner:
I am pleased to present a copy of
Child Maltreatment, 2001. This twelfth annual publication of data
collected via the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
is for calendar year. It reflects our commitment to provide the
most complete national information about child maltreatment known
to the States child protective services (CPS) agencies.
Key findings in this report include
the following.
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Nationally,
an estimated 903,000 children were victims of abuse and
neglect.
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Three
million referrals concerning the welfare of approximately five
million children were made to CPS agencies throughout the
United States. Nationally, 67.3 percent of all referrals
(approximately 1,789,000) were screened in and 32.7 percent
(approximately 870,000) were screened out.
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During
2001, 59.2 percent of child victims suffered neglect
(including medical neglect), 18.6 percent were physically
abused, 9.6 percent were sexually abused, and 6.8 percent were
emotionally or psychologically maltreated.
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A
national estimate of 1,300 children died of abuse or neglecta
rate of 1.81 children per 100,000 children in the population.
Included in this report are
findings at the national and State level on perpetrators of
maltreatment, CPS workforce workload, and preventive and post
investigation services.
I hope that you find this report to
be a useful reference. The document will be posted on the World
Wide Web site of the Administration for Children and Families at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb.
For additional copies of the report
and other information about child maltreatment, contact the
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information at:
1-800-FYI-3366, or nccanch@calib.com,
or http://www.calib.com/nccanch.
Sincerely,
Susan Orr, Ph.D.
Associate Commissioner
Children's Bureau
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