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More than 550,000 children are known to authorities to be abused. An estimated 558,899 children (unique incidents) were victims of abuse and neglect in 2022, the most recent year for which there is national data. That’s 8 children out of every thousand.
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- H.R. 485: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
- National Child Abuse Hotline
- H.R. 573: Family Poverty Is Not Child Neglect Act
- H.R. 879: Grants For Infants Affected by Substance Use Disorder
- H.R. 995: Reducing Child Abuse & Neglect Resulting from Substance Use Disorder
- Safe Home Act of 2021
- H.R. 1606: End Forced Child Marriages Act
- H.R. 1658: Amends Capta to Promote High-Quality Child Welfare Workforce
- H.R. 1666: Working to End Child Abuse and Neglect Act
- H.R. 1713: Amends Capta to Study & Report on Adoption Outcomes
Introduced by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Passed House (03/16/2021) H.R. 485reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. The bill requires the Department of Healt...
H.R. 566: Introduced by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Introduced in House (01/28/2021) S.886: Introduced by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Introduced in Senate (03/22/2021) The National Child Abuse Hotline bill provides for a grant to establish and operate a national hotline that makes available assistance and information services 24 hours a day to vic...
Introduced by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Introduced in House (01/28/2021) H.R. 573requires states receiving grants for child protective services systems to ensure that such systems are not used to separate a child from the child's parent for reasons of poverty. It amends Section 106(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 1. paragraph (1)...
Introduced by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Introduced in House (02/05/2021) H.R.879amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with respect to infants born with and identified as being affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and for other purposes. The bill requir...
Introduced by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Introduced in House (02/11/2021) H.R.995permits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families to provide grants for programs that reduce child abuse and neglect resulting from the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver. The bill amends Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevent...
H.R.1247: Introduced by Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] Introduced in House (02/23/2021) S.397: Introduced by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Introduced in Senate (02/23/2021) The Safe Home Act of 2021 amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to include an act of unregulated custody transfer in the definition of child abuse and neglect, and ...
Introduced by Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] Introduced in House (03/08/2021) H.R.1606requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on state laws regarding the minimum marriage age and the prevalence of marriage involving a child who is under the minimum marriage age. This bill amends section 110 of the Child Abuse Prevention ...
Introduced by Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Introduced in House (03/08/2021) H.R.1658amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to promote a high-quality workforce in the child welfare system. This bill permits the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families to provide grants for programs that support a high-quality wo...
Introduced by Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Introduced in House (03/08/2021) H.R.1666amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require a study and report on State mandatory reporting laws. This bill requires the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect to study and report on state laws that require certain individuals to report child abuse and ne...
Introduced by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] Introduced in House (03/09/2021) H.R.1713requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on adoption outcomes and the factors, including parental substance use disorder, affecting such outcomes. It amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to ...
May 16, 2024 · Child abuse and neglect are common. At least one in seven children experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year in the United States. 3 This is likely an underestimate because many cases are unreported. In 2021, 1,820 children died of abuse and neglect in the United States. 4.
Jul 3, 2024 · In 2022, there were 558,899 reported cases of child abuse in the U.S., with the most common form of maltreatment being neglect, followed by physical abuse and sexual abuse. The demographics...
Jul 11, 2021 · Washington CNN — Family welfare experts for months have looked to the easing of coronavirus pandemic restrictions as the turning point that would bring clarity about child abuse and neglect...
Feb 9, 2023 · An estimated 1,820 children died from abuse and neglect in FY 2021 compared to an estimated 1,770 children whose deaths were determined as due to maltreatment during FY 2020. While the largest percentage of children in the population are White (42.8 percent), American Indian or Alaska Native children have the highest rate of victimization at 15 ...
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Nov 30, 2023 · More than three million children in the U.S. were involved in an investigation or other intervention for suspected abuse or neglect in 2021, the latest year with available data. Child welfare...
