THE CHILDREN’S BUREAU OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN,

YOUTH AND FAMILIES PRESENTS

Key Findings from Child Maltreatment 2011

OPENING Catherine Nolan

Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Introductions and opening remarks from OCAN

Bryan SamuelsCommissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and FamiliesOpening remarks and welcome from ACYF

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LOGISTICS This webinar is being recorded and the

audio recording slides audience questions and answers

will be posted on the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS)website at www.nrccps.org.

Large audience Questions will not be answered during the

webinar Answers will be provided on the NRCCPS website

Key Findings from Child Maltreatment 2011

Presenters:Madonna AveniLana Zikratova

NCANDS Technical Team

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PRESENTATION AGENDA We will discuss key highlights and

findings from the Child Maltreatment 2011 report. Child Maltreatment reports are located on

the Children’s Bureau website at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/research-data-technology/statistics-research/child-maltreatment

We will discuss some additional research topics after the presentation.

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OVERVIEW Child Maltreatment report series presents

national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services (CPS) agencies in the United States.

The District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 50 States report data to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) annually.

NCANDS was created in response to a Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) amendment.

NCANDS DATA USAGE

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RELEASED IN

DECEMBER

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STATES VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TWO DATA FILES

Child File: case-level data Agency File: agency-level aggregate

data

If a State cannot submit case-level data then aggregate data are submitted via

Summary Data Component (SDC): aggregate data

DATA SUBMISSIONS 52 States submitted data• 51 Child Files• 51 Agency Files• 1 SDC

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NEW FOR THIS YEAR Integrated small tables within the text to make

data more accessible 1-page graphic with key data highlights Continued efforts to clarify text and analysis• Expended discussion of alternative response• Expanded discussion of fatalities

New analyses on• Referrals trend 2007–2011• Demographics for only those States that reported

alternative response• Crosstab analysis on victims by selected

maltreatment type and age• Victims by race and ethnicity 2007–2011

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Snapshot of key statistics located on the last page of the Summary section.

Snapshot of a page of text from the report with an embedded data table.

Report source

Report

CPS Response

-Investigation Response-Alternative Response

Referral(allegation)

PATH FROM REFERRAL TO RESPONSE

CPS Agency

Screened out

Screened in

REFERRALS 3.4 million referrals alleging

maltreatment were submitted to CPS agencies average of 1.82 children per referral

Referrals included estimated 6.2 million children 61% referrals screened in 39% referrals screened out

REPORTS 2.0 million reports received a CPS

response Professionals submitted nearly 60% Nonprofessionals submitted nearly 20% Unclassified submitted nearly 25%

REPORT SOURCES, 2007–2011

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2007 2008 2009 2010 20110.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

57.7 57.6

19.4 18.2

22.9 24.3

Professional

Unclassified

Nonprofessional

Professional = Child daycare & foster care providers, and personnel from education, legal & law enforcement, medical, mental health, and social servicesNonprofessional = Alleged perpetrators, alleged victims, friends & neighbors, other relatives, parentsUnclassified = Anonymous sources, “other,” unknown

Percentage Percentage of Reports by Report Source

CHILDREN 3.0 million unique children received

a response 681,000 unique victims

Includes estimated 1,570 child fatalities 2.4 million unique nonvictims

3.7 million duplicate children received a response

COUNTS

Duplicate count: Counting a child each time that he or she was a subject of a report. This count also is called a report-child pair. For analyses where events and attributes of the

victims were examined (e.g., disposition type and perpetrator relationship).

Unique count: Counting a child once, regardless of the number of reports concerning that child, that received a CPS response in the FFY. For basic counts and demographic analyses (age, sex,

and race)

CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED A CPS RESPONSE BY DISPOSITION, 2011 (DUPLICATE COUNT) N=3,712,034 52 STATES

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VICTIM DEFINITION

NCANDS victim: a child for whom the State determined at least one maltreatment was substantiated or indicated and a disposition of substantiated, indicated, or alternative response victim was assigned.

Unique count FFY 2011: 51 States reported Rate 9.1 per 1,000 children National estimate 681,000 unique count of

victims

CHILD VICTIMS, 2007–2011 (UNIQUE COUNT)

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

723,000 716,000702,000 698,000

681,000

National Estimate of Victims

2007 2008 2009 2010 20117.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

9.6 9.59.3 9.3

9.1

Victimization Rate per 1,000 Children

49 50 50 51 51

States reporting

VICTIMS BY AGE, 2011 (UNIQUE COUNT) N=676,569 51 STATES

VICTIMS BY AGE, 2011 (UNIQUE COUNT) N=676,569 51 STATES

<1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 170.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

21.2

12.4 12.311.4

10.7 10.2 9.6 9.1 8.4 8.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.95.9

3.7

Rate per 1,000 Children

Age

VICTIMS BY SEX, 2011 (UNIQUE COUNT) N= 676,569 51 STATES

Boys 48.6% Girls 51.1%

Unknown 0.3%

VICTIMS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, 2007–2011(UNIQUE COUNT)

African-Amer-ican

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or More Races

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

Rate per 1,000 Children14.3

11.4 10.

1

2011

2007

2011

2011

SELECTED MALTREATMENT TYPES OF VICTIMS BY AGE, 2011 (UNIQUE COUNT) N=51 STATES

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0<1-2 3-5 6-89-11 12-14 15-17Unborn, Unknown, and 18-21

26.3% of sexual abusevictims were 12-14 yrs

(N = 16,178)

34.6% of medical neglect victims were younger than 3

(N = 5,212)

Percentage

FATALITIES The determination that a death is due to

child maltreatment involves the submission of an initial report of a child fatality to law enforcement or child protective services (CPS).

Some deaths may not come to the attention of CPS. Reasons for this include if there were no surviving siblings in the family or if the child had not been the recipient of child welfare services.

CHILD FATALITIES, 2007–2011 (UNIQUE COUNT)

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1,720 1,720 1,740

1,580 1,570

National Estimate of Child Fatalities

2007 2008 2009 2010 20112.00

2.20

2.40

2.28 2.28 2.30

2.10 2.10

Rate per 100,000 Children

50 51 51 51 51

States reporting

CHILD FATALITIES BY AGE, 2011 (UNIQUE COUNT)

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<1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 170.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00 16.80

7.25

5.25

3.00

1.681.04

0.58 0.34 0.49 0.40 0.51 0.33 0.21 0.24 0.24 0.15 0.41 0.12

Rate per 100,000 Children

Age

PERPETRATORS BY RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIMS, 2011(DUPLICATED COUNT) N=873,397 49 STATES

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PREVENTION SERVICES Definition: Activities aimed at preventing child

abuse and neglect. Such activities may be directed at specific populations identified as being at increased risk of becoming abusive and may be designed to increase the strength and stability of families, to increase parents’ confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, and to afford children a stable and supportive environment. For 2011, 46 States reported approximately 3.3

million children received prevention services.

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POSTRESPONSE SERVICES Definition: Activities provided or arranged by

the child protective services agency, social services agency, or the child welfare agency for the child or family as a result of needs discovered during the course of a CPS response. Includes such services as family preservation, family support, and foster care. Postresponse services are delivered within the first 90 days after the disposition of the report. More than 1 million (1,113,702) duplicate children

received postresponse services from a CPS agency.

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SERVICES 366,000 duplicate

victims received postresponse services 134,000 received

foster care services 224,000 received in-

home services

747,000 duplicate nonvictims received postresponse services 89,000 received

foster care services 645,000 received in-

home services

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VICTIMS WHO RECEIVED FOSTER CARE AND IN-HOME POSTRESPONSE SERVICES, 2011 (DUPLICATE COUNT)

N=224,163 45 States

N=133,901 45 States

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NONVICTIMS WHO RECEIVED FOSTER CARE AND IN-HOME POSTRESPONSE SERVICES, 2011 (DUPLICATE COUNT)

N= 644,955 44 States

N= 89,212 44 States

THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES… Chapter 7: contains summaries of

reports, research, and capacity building activities related to child welfare.

Appendixes: CAPTA Glossary Data Submissions State Commentary

SEND IDEAS TO

NCANDS Federal Project OfficerKurt HeislerACFkurt.heisler@acf.hhs.gov

Child Maltreatment Report ManagerMadonna Avenimaveni@wrma.com

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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH Document on Child Welfare Information Gateway

titled Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect discusses State statutes related to mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Required: States require all individuals to report

suspected child abuse and neglect (19 States). Permissive: Any individual may report suspected

child abuse and neglect, but not everyone is required to report maltreatment (33 States).

Available at http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/manda.cfm

2007 2008 2009 2010 20110.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

30.3 31.8

23.9 25.7

Screen-In Rates(per 1,000 children in

population)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

15.7 15.416.8 19.4

Screen-Out Rates(per 1,000 children in

population)

STATES WITH REQUIRED OR PERMISSIVE STATUTES SCREENED-IN AND SCREENED-OUT REFERRALS, 2007-2011

States reporting: 2007 (49), 2008 & 2009 (50), 2010 & 2011 (51)

Required: all individuals must report

Permissive: only certain professionals must report

Required

Permissive

STATES WITH REQUIRED OR PERMISSIVE STATUTES REPORT SOURCES, 2011

50.621.7

27.8

Report Sources in Required States

Professional Nonprofessional Unclassified

62.215.9

21.9

Report Sources in Per-missive States

Professional Nonprofessional Unclassified

Professional

Professional

Professional = Child daycare & foster care providers, and personnel from education, legal & law enforcement, medical, mental health, and social servicesNonprofessional = Alleged perpetrators, alleged victims, friends & neighbors, other relatives, parentsUnclassified = Anonymous sources, “other,” unknown

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% %

% %

STATES WITH REQUIRED OR PERMISSIVE STATUTES VICTIMIZATION AND DISPOSITION RATES, 2007-2011

2007 2008 2009 2010 20110.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0 43.8 46.7

36.0 38.2

Disposition Rates(per 1,000 children in

population)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

10.2 9.89.3 8.8

Victim Rates(per 1,000 children in

population)Required: all individuals must report

Permissive: only certain professionals must report

Required

Permissive

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