Within our reach : a national strategy to eliminate child abuse and neglect fatalities / Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, issuing body.

Series:

U.S. federal agency documents, decisions, and appeals.

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.

United States.

United States Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.

Children--Mortality--United States--Prevention.

Children.

Child welfare--Government policy--United States.

Child welfare.

Child abuse--United States--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Children--Mortality.

Child Welfare.

Child Abuse--prevention & control.

Child Mortality.

Child abuse--Prevention.

Child welfare--Government policy.

Medical Subjects:

United States Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.

Child Welfare.

Child Abuse--prevention & control.

Child Mortality.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications -- United States.

Government Publications, Federal.

Index not Present.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

Final report, 2016.

Other Title:

National strategy to eliminate child abuse and neglect fatalities

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, 2016.

Summary:

The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities was established by the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing child fatalities resulting from abuse and neglect in the United States. This final report presents the Commission's findings and recommendations to the White House and Congress for ending child maltreatment fatalities within the context of a public health approach and a new child welfare system for the 21st century.

Contents:

Executive summary: Our promises to children

Introduction. Confronting the tragedy of child abuse and fatalities

Section 1. Populations in need of special attention. Hillsborough County, Florida : using data to improve practice and keep children safe ; Saving children's lives today and into the future ; Addressing the needs of American Indian/Alaska native children ; Reducing child abuse and neglect deaths in disproportionately affected communities

Section 2. Components of the Commission's national strategy. Wichita, Kansas : champions for children ; Leadership and accountability ; Double protection for children: connecting law enforcement and CPS ; Decisions grounded in better data and research ; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community : multiple eyes on the child ; Multidisciplinary support for families

Conclusion: Taking our recommendations forward

Appendix A: Protect Our Kids Act of 2012

Appendix B: Commissioner biographies

Appendix C: Presenters at public meetings

Appendix D: Stakeholders and stakeholder organizations

Appendix E: Organizations providing written testimony

Appendix F: List of federal policies and programs reviewed

Appendix G: Additional recommendations from stakeholders for Chapters 3 and 4

Appendix H: Proposed additional responsibilities of the Children's Bureau

Appendix I: List of proposed new data elements to include in the Annual Child Maltreatment Report

Appendix J: Record of voting on the final report

Appendix K: Minority report

Appendix L: Letters from commissioners.

Notes:

Print version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Online resource viewed June 15, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. Within our reach

Online version: United States. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. Within our reach.

ISBN:

9780160932236

0160932238

9780160932229

016093222X

9780051325130

0051325136

OCLC:

945350332

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