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Child Maltreatment

Youth Services Insider

2/9/2023

Number of Abuse and Neglect Victims Declines Again

New federal data shows the number of child abuse and neglect victims declined to a record low for the third straight year.

Avoiding Mis-Assessment in Child Welfare

9/1/2022

Avoiding Mis-Assessment in Child Welfare

An internet search using the term “most common medical errors,” suggests that misdiagnosis heads the list of the top five. An incorrect diagnosis can result in unnecessary or harmful treatment. It also means that the patient’s true illness won’t be treated right away, if at all, prolonging the patient’s suffering.

Illinois Foster Care Numbers Climb During Pandemic, Bucking National Trend

2/14/2022

Illinois Foster Care Numbers Climb During Pandemic, Bucking National Trend

According to federal data, the number of children in foster care dropped in 2020 nationwide and in almost every state. Illinois was an exception.

Annual Child Well-Being Data Book Highlights Mental Health

5/21/2021

Study: Rural Kids More Likely To Be Reported to Child Protective Services, But Why?

In the first study to compare national data on the rate of rural versus large urban child maltreatment reports, researchers found that kids living in the country are about one-third more likely to be reported to authorities, but the rate of substantiation was about the same in both settings.

As New York legalizes marijuana, parent advocates push child welfare agencies to be less punitive

5/11/2021

As New York Legalizes Marijuana, Parent Advocates Push Child Welfare Agencies to Adapt

New York has become the 16th state to legalize recreational marijuana. And the new law makes clear that parents should not be judged for using it.

Youth Services Insider

9/8/2020

What Do Schools Report to CPS? One State’s Experience

The vast majority of reports of child abuse and neglect emanate from adults outside a child’s family or neighborhood. Most calls come from so-called “mandated reporters,” who are required to disclose any concerns about child safety with protection officials.

    With Influx of Federal Funding, New York Aims to Expand Foster Care Prevention

    4/3/2020

    New York Limits Access to Parents’ Names on Child Abuse And Neglect Registry

    Tucked into a budget bill signed by the New York governor Friday is new relief for parents accused of child neglect – the result of a hard-fought three-year battle to limit parents’ exposure on a state registry.

    Youth Services Insider

    3/3/2020

    A Shaky Start for New Data on Sex Trafficking Victims, Prenatal Drug Exposure

    The federal government’s annual Child Maltreatment publication, released last month, showed a continuing trendline on the report’s central issue. The number of child maltreatment investigations has risen by nearly 10 percent since 2014 – the amount of documented abuse and neglect from those investigations has also increased, but only by about half of 1 percent.

    1/22/2020

    Reauthorizing Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is Key to Realigning Toward Prevention

    Legislation to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is moving through Congress, with the U.S. House of Representatives passing a version out of committee and the U.S. Senate marking up their version last month.