Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781983615900

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Child Maltreatment: Strengthening National Data on Child Fatalities Could Aid in Prevention

Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment

Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-17

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781974645602

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"Children's deaths from maltreatmentare especially distressing because theyinvolve a failure on the part of adultswho were responsible for protectingthem. Questions have been raised asto whether the federal National ChildAbuse and Neglect Data System(NCANDS), which is based onvoluntary state reports to theDepartment of Health and HumanServices (HHS), fully captures thenumber or circumstances of childfatalities from maltreatment. GAO wasasked to examine (1) the extent towhich HHS collects and reportscomprehensive information on childfatalities from maltreatment, (2) thechallenges states face in collecting andreporting this information to HHS, and(3) the assistance HHS provides tostates in collecting and reporting dataon child maltreatment fatalities. GAOanalyzed 2009 NCANDS data-thelatest data available-conducted anationwide Web-based survey of statechild welfare administrators, visitedthree states, interviewed HHS andother officials, and reviewed researchand relevant federal laws andregulations."

Within Our Reach
Within Our Reach

Author: United States. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

Publisher: U.S. Independent Agencies and Commissions

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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This final report from the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities presents the Commission's findings and its recommendations to the White House and Congress for ending child maltreatment fatalities in the United States within the context of a new child welfare system for the 21st century.

Within Our Reach: A National Strategy To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
Within Our Reach: A National Strategy To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

Author: Commission ro Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (U.S.)

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2016-03-18

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 016093222X

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"Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities" is the final report of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, as mandated by the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012. This report discusses the Commission’s findings and presents both a comprehensive national strategy for fundamental reform and recommendations specific to populations in need of special attention, including children currently known to child protective services agencies and at high risk for fatality, American Indian/Alaska Native children, and African American children. The report includes recommendations for actions by the executive branch, Congress, and states and counties that the Commission believes will be most effective in ending these tragic deaths, today and into the future. Legislators and policymakers at the State and Federal-level, plus advocates, researchers, and academics may be interested in these findings. Additionally, college students pursuing coursework in Social Work, Sociology, Native American and African American Studies, and children's health and psychotherapy programs may find these findings and recommendations helpful.

Child Maltreatment Fatalities in the United States
Child Maltreatment Fatalities in the United States

Author: Emily M. Douglas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9401775834

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This book focuses on the prevention of child abuse and neglect deaths in the U.S. In 2013 1,520 children died from maltreatment. This book defines child maltreatment fatalities (CMFs) and discusses the prevalence of deaths in the U.S. over the last several decades. It addresses the known risk factors for maltreatment deaths including child, parent, the parent-child relationship, and household risk factors. The main focus of the book addresses the responses and interventions that have been put in place in order to prevent CMFs: the child welfare profession, child death review teams, safe haven laws, criminal justice responses, public education, and new, federal efforts in the U.S. to reduce CMFs in the U.S. The book finishes by making recommendations for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers about how to prevent fatal maltreatment among children in the U.S.

Child Welfare
Child Welfare

Author: Kathryn Krase

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-23

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 131543699X

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Child Welfare: Preparing Social Workers for Practice in the Field is a comprehensive text for child welfare courses taught from a social work perspective. This textbook provides a single source for all material necessary for a contextual child welfare course. As well as combining history, theory, and practice, the authors integrate different practice perspectives to teach social workers how to engage children and families at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Covering both broad issues, such as child welfare, child maltreatment, and responses to child maltreatment, and current issues in social care, including mandated reporting and evidence-based policy prevention and preservation, the material is designed to meet the needs of social work students entering the child welfare workforce. Child Welfare provides students in social work courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with a single source for all material necessary to successfully navigate their studies and careers.