This document has been prepared for the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, by Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc., under contract number ACF-105-95-1849. Members of the Technical Team who have contributed to this report are Ying-Ying T. Yuan, Ph.D., Project Director; Linda Ingram, Research Associate; Ryan Mahon, Research Assistant; Patricia Pearson, Administrative Assistant; C. Courtney Elliott, Ph.D., Consultant; and David Struckman-Johnson, Ph.D., Consultant. Editing and report design have been conducted by Houston Associates, Inc., under subcontract to Earl Moore and Associates, Inc., under contract number ACF-105-97-1857.
In addition to compiling and analyzing annual statistics from the States, the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Technical Assistance Program helps States to improve their child protective services information systems, address technical and programmatic issues of submitting data to NCANDS, and enhance the analytical capability of their agencies. For further information regarding technical assistance contact the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Technical Assistance Program, Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc., 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 310, Rockville, Maryland 20852-1606.
Additional copies of this document, updated State data tables for previous years, and other information regarding child maltreatment can be obtained by contacting the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information at the following address:
Material contained in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced, fully or partially, without permission of the Federal Government. The courtesy of source credit is requested. The recommended citation for this report follows:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, Child Maltreatment 1996: Reports From the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998).
