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Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4)

Description
Report to Congress regarding the rate of child abuse and neglect nationwide. Includes data and statistics of distribution of abuse and neglect by demographics, income and education level, perpetrator characteristics, and geographic location. Also includes resources to recognize and find treatment for victims.
Author(s)
Andrea J. Sedlak, Jane Mettenburg, Monica Basena, et al.
Date
2010
Type
Document
Organization
Administration for Children and Families
Tagged as
Abuse and violence · Child welfare · Children and youth · Criminal justice system · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

Organizations (1)