Child Welfare in California: A Slideshow of Key Findings
In case you missed our recent advisory, kidsdata.org now has updated child abuse and foster care data. To summarize some of the key findings, we’ve compiled a slideshow to tell the story of child abuse and foster care in California. You can view the slideshow at http://www.kidsdata.org/childwelfare/.
A few key findings:
- In 2009, there were more than 90,000 substantiated (verified) cases of child abuse/neglect in California.
- In 2009, neglect – not physical, emotional, or sexual abuse – accounted for the majority of substantiated child abuse/neglect cases in California.
- The youngest children in California – those under age 3 – accounted for more than 25% of substantiated cases of child abuse/neglect in 2009, a percentage that has increased slightly over the last 10 years.
- Young children in California also are the most likely to be placed in the foster care system. Infants, for example, entered foster care at a rate more than 6 times that of teenagers in ’07-’09.
Check out the slideshow for more key findings with accompanying graphs, and please feel free to share with your colleagues.
Tags: New Data
Posted by Jordan Handcox
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