by Paula | Mar 10, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources
The 2007 Kids Count Missouri Data Book shows a number of positive changes for Missouri’s children including an overall decrease in the rates of child abuse and neglect between 2002 and 2006. The annual publication, issued by Citizens For Missouri’s...
by Paula | Mar 3, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources
Free copies of Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community: 2008 Resource Packet are available from the Children’s Trust Fund and online at Child Welfare Information Gateway. The packet, made available by the Department of Health and Human Services –...
by Paula | Mar 3, 2008 | Events and Conferences, News
A national-level conference devoted to the prevention of child abuse and neglect will be held May 19-22, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference entitled "Connecting the Dots – Turning Knowledge Into Action" and hosted by Prevent Child...
by Paula | Jan 30, 2008 | News, Research
An economic impact analysis released today estimates the costs of child abuse and neglect to the United States were nearly $104 billion last year, and a companion report highlights the unavailability of federal child welfare funding for programs and services known to...
by Paula | Jan 28, 2008 | News, Tools & Resources
In 2006, 1,129 children died in Missouri, and of those, 79 children died as a result of child abuse/neglect. These statistics and many others are contained within the report, Preventing Child Deaths in Missouri (pdf), which provides a statistical breakdown of child...