Heather Schroering

The Price of America’s Inability to Track Child Deaths from Abuse and Neglect? Sometimes, More Lives.

Reliable statistics on deaths and near-deaths from abuse and neglect can help shape better policies to protect children. A new report shows the breadth of government failures to collect and report this information.

Nobody Knows How Many Kids Die From Maltreatment and Abuse in the U.S.

Experts agree that the data we were able to obtain is a substantial undercount and child fatalities may be three times higher.

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