CDC Child Maltreatment Research & Definitions

Available online from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Child Maltreatment Surveillance - UNIFORM DEFINITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND RECOMMENDED DATA ELEMENTS, 148 page document
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/CM_Surveillance.pdf

More information on child maltreatment and the SSNR framework can be found in the following publications, available online:

*  The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/pdf/Childhood_Stress.pdf

*   Preventing Child Sexual Abuse within Youth Serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/PreventingChildSexualAbuse.pdf

*   Child Maltreatment Surveillance, Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/CMP/CMP-Surveillance.htm

•  Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants --- United States, October 2005--September 2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5713a2.htm?s_cid=mm5713a2_e

Study: 1 in 50 U.S. babies abused, neglected in 2006
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/03/infant.neglect.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Additional CDC information on child maltreatment can be found at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/CMP/default.htm