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State
Iowa Child Abuse Occurrences by Year, County and Type of Abuse
State of Iowa —
This dataset summarizes occurrences of abuse by type identified during child welfare assessments conducted by DHS with "founded" or "confirmed" findings beginning... -
State
CT DCF Abuse/Neglect Reports and Allegations by Town and State Fiscal Year
State of Connecticut —
This dataset contains aggregate data concerning abuse/neglect reports accepted for a response from DCF. Traditionally, DCF has had only one manner of responding to... -
Federal
Information Memorandum (IM-16-05)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform states of the enactment of CARA and provide basic information on the resulting changes in CAPTA for child... -
Federal
Children's Justice Act
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Children's Justice Act (CJA) provides grants to States to improve the investigation, prosecution and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect,... -
Federal
About NCANDS
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
What is the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)? The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) is a federally sponsored effort that... -
State
Child Protective Service Reports Accepted by State Fiscal Year, Response Time and Type
State of Connecticut —
This dataset contains aggregate data by State Fiscal Year of all child abuse/neglect reports accepted by DCF CareLine for either a traditional Child Protective... -
Federal
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: 40 Years of Safeguarding America's Children
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in 1974 marked the Nation's first major step forward in addressing issues related to child... -
Federal
Program Instruction (PI-13-02)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the availability of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 Funds under the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of... -
Federal
Child Maltreatment 2023
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2023.... -
Federal
Information Memorandum (IM-05-07)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on reporting child abuse and neglect. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original... -
Federal
Biennial Report on Effectiveness of Programs Receiving CAPTA Funding (2014)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This report describes efforts to coordinate the objectives and activities of agencies and organizations responsible for programs related to child abuse and neglect.... -
Federal
Positive Parenting Is Key to Preventing Child Maltreatment
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Positive parenting is a crucial part of preventing child maltreatment and child abuse and neglect. Two successful strategies, the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program... -
Federal
Program Instruction (PI-08-01)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Funds under the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child... -
Federal
Program Instruction (PI-20-07)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to: (1) set forth the requirements for recipients of Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and... -
Federal
How do I find out if my name is on the State Child Abuse and Neglect Registry? How do I get my child abuse record expunged?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
ACF Children Bureau resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below. -
Federal
NCCAN 16 Plenary Session IV
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This resource provides a transcript of Plenary Session IV of the 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Honorable Stephen M. Rubin describes how one... -
Federal
NCANDS Child File Codebook
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Child File data submission contains case-level data. States submit case-level data by constructing an electronic file of child-specific records for each report of... -
Federal
Strengthening Families 201: Sustaining and Deepening State Strengthening Families Efforts
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This webinar was primarily for those states that have incorporated Strengthening Families as part of their child abuse and neglect prevention efforts. Strengthening... -
Federal
Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visitation Programs to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Project: State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Location: Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Ocean, and Union Counties Home Visiting Program Selected: Nurse Family Partnership; Healthy Families America; Parents as... -
Federal
How many children are abused and neglected each year?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
ACF Children Bureau resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.