Understanding Child Maltreatment: Fact Sheet

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Violence Prevention

This brief factsheet from the U.S. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the CDC provides an overview of child maltreatment. The factsheet includes information on the definition of child maltreatment, implications for public health, the effects maltreatment has on a child’s health, populations and communities most at risk for child maltreatment, prevention, and additional resources for learning more.

Centers for Disease Control - Department of Health and Human Services

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