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Did you know... : 

Did you know... but the true incidence of maltreatment is estimated to be up to THREE times higher. Over the last decade, nearly one million children have been substantiated as abused or neglected each year…

We must increase prevention and early intervention services that help keep children and families out of crisis. : 

We must increase prevention and early intervention services that help keep children and families out of crisis.

Did you know... : 

Those who are abused and neglected as children are more likely to experience … alcohol and drug abuse depression suicide attempts unintended pregnancy intimate partner violence sexually transmitted diseases fetal deaths smoking ischemic heart disease liver disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Did you know...

We must strengthen our response to child maltreatment. : 

We must strengthen our response to child maltreatment.

Did you know… : 

Did you know… nearly 40 percent get no services at all – not foster care, not counseling, not family supports… Of those children who are found to be victims of maltreatment… nothing.

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis. : 

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis.

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Did you know… but only about a quarter are getting mental health services. Research indicates that half of children involved with the child welfare system have clinically significant behavioral or emotional problems

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis. : 

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis.

Did you know… : 

Research indicates that while roughly three-quarters of parents of children in foster care need substance abuse treatment… less than a third gets it. Did you know…

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis. : 

We must increase specialized treatment services for those children and families that do experience crisis.

Did you know… : 

Did you know… The typical child welfare worker – a person making life and death decisions – has less than two years experience… and often carries twice the recommended number of families on her caseload.

We must enhance the quality of the workforce providing services to children and families. : 

We must enhance the quality of the workforce providing services to children and families.

Did you know… : 

The United States spends more than $100 billion annually on the direct and indirect costs associated with child maltreatment. Did you know… The bulk of federal child welfare expenditures provide out-of-home care rather than prevention and early intervention services that could keep children safely with their families. But, this money is largely spent after the harm has occurred.

We can and must do better! : 

We can and must do better! Invest in prevention and early intervention Enhance our response when maltreatment occurs Provide specialized treatment to children and families to prevent and to ameliorate harm Enhance the workforce