MISSISSIPPI
Marva E. Hayes
Director
Child Protective Services Unit
Division of Family and Children's Services
Mississippi Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-4486
(601) 359-4978 Fax
Sources of Data and Data Collection Methods
Data have been collected from forms for substantiated reports of
abuse and neglect used by the department's Social Services
Information System.
Level of Evidence Used To Substantiate a Report
No information.
Comments on Specific Items
Item 3: "Other" includes reports from the Child Abuse
Hotline and "missing."
Item 14:The Department of Human Services does not receive reports of all child fatalities because some of them are reported directly to law enforcement for investigation and criminal prosecution.
Item 15: A perpetrator is counted once, although multiple victims may be involved. "Parents" probably includes foster parents because of county staff recording conventions. "Unknown" includes "abuse perpetrated by children," "relationships that are not recorded," and "child victims identified as self-abusers."
