Thursday, July 14, 2011

Report: U.S. child abuse death undercounted

Southwest Iowa News > Around The Region > Report: U.S. child abuse death undercounted

LINCOLN, Neb. – The difference in how Nebraska and Iowa report child abuse deaths illustrates one of the key problems with national tallies of such tragedies as pointed out in a new national report.

Iowa reports to the federal government only the deaths of children who have had some contact with its child welfare system.

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