This document has been prepared for the Childrens Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, by Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc., in collaboration with the American Humane Association, under contract number ACF10951849. Members of the technical team who have contributed to this report are: YingYing T. Yuan, Ph.D., Project Director; Linda Ingram, Research Associate; Ryan T. Mahon, Research Assistant; Patricia Pearson, Administrative Assistant; and Marian Bussey and Jim Pope, Technical Assistance Specialists. Editing and report design have been conducted by Earl Moore and Associates, Inc., under contract number ACF105971857.
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 on technical assistance, contact John Gaudiosi, Social Science Statistician, Childrens Bureau, 330 C Street, SW, Room 2425, Washington, DC 20447 at (202) 205-8625 or jgaudiosi@acf.hhs.gov.
Additional copies of this document and other information on child maltreatment can be obtained by contacting:
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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 is:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Child Maltreatment 1997: Reports From the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999).
