[Child Welfare]
Neglect and Abuse

Of the nearly 800,000 neglected or abused children in 2007, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports 59 percent of those children suffered neglect, 11 percent were physically abused, 8 percent were sexually abused and 4 percent were emotionally or psychologically abused. Numbers alone don’t tell the whole story: 13 percent of those children were the victims of multiple types of abuse.

Neglect and Abuse

Latest in neglect and abuse

2008 Neglect/Abuse Sources

Research, Reports & Data — May 27, 2009, Journalism Center Staff

A 2008 fact sheet with sources, information and recent findings of child abuse and neglect in the U.S.

"Social change often comes from good, solid journalism."

Reporting: Best Practices — April 01, 2009

An interview with Kristen Lombardi, an investigative reporter for the Center for Public Integrity.

Child Abuse and Neglect Resources and Tools

Research, Reports & Data — April 01, 2009, Promising Practices Network

2008 Winner, Project/Series, 200,000 plus circulation: "Bury Your Mistakes"

Medal Winners: First Person — January 01, 2008, 2008 Winner

In this effective series, the Inquirer thoroughly documented the Philadelphia Department of Human Service’s callous neglect of abused children it was charged with protecting.

Stopping Sexual Offenders

Research, Reports & Data — February 20, 2006, Journalism Center Staff

David L. Burton, chair of education and training for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, discusses the research on reducing the risk of sex abusers from abusing again.

The Children of the Incarcerated

Reporting: Best Practices — October 31, 2005, Journalism Center Staff

A talk with Nell Bernstein, the author of “All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated” (The New Press, 2005).