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The State of Child Welfare in America: 2009
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| Title: | The State of Child Welfare in America: 2009 |
| Author: | Thornburg, Kathy R.; Scott, Jacqueline L., 1963-; Stout, Hailey |
| Keywords: | foster care |
| Date: | 2009-01 |
| Publisher: | Center for Family Policy & Research |
| Abstract: | In terms of physical and emotional suffering, an estimated 905,000 children were determined to be victims of child abuse or neglect in 2006 according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From the fiscal perspective, Prevent Child Abuse America has estimated that child abuse and neglect in the U.S. costs over $284 million dollars per day. This report also includes statistics on adoption and foster care. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2369 |
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