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Child Abuse And Neglect In Nevada, Denise Tanata, Susan Klein-Rothschild
Child Abuse And Neglect In Nevada, Denise Tanata, Susan Klein-Rothschild
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Child maltreatment is a critical issue facing our nation and our state. Child abuse and neglect impacts the lives of thousands of children and families every day.
- In 2003, an estimated 906,000 children were determined to be victims of child abuse and neglect in the United States. This equates to a victimization rate of 12.4 per 1,000 children in the population.
- These figures, however, only represent the number of substantiated cases of abuse and neglect. In 2003, approximately 2.9 million referrals concerning the welfare of an estimated 5.5 million children were made to child protective service agencies in 2003.