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This week child welfare advocates from all sectors of society (social work, education and law enforcement) will converge in Washington, D.C., for the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.  This conference is the nation’s leading training event for policy makers, practitioners and researchers involved in promote child safety and well-being.

You can’t always see the effects of child abuse. They go far beyond bruises and broken bones. Children who are beaten, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected suffer the consequences of adversity long after their outward wounds heal. Recent research suggests that children who endure “toxic stress”—sensing persistent threat but no protector—are at risk for a host of developmental, intellectual, emotional and behavioral problems as they grow up.

This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2000.

This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 1998.

This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 1997.