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2007 Kids Count Missouri

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...

Prevention Month Packets Available

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 –...

National Prevention Conference in May

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...

Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect Staggering

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...

Missouri Child Fatality Review

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...