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May 05, 2015
Preventing and Treating Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect – Not Foster Care Placement – May Improve Safety and Wellbeing, New Brookings-Princeton Paper Finds
Each year, an estimated 680,000 children are reported as victims of parental abuse and neglect in the U.S. The current child welfare system, which gives states an incentive to remove children from their homes, should be reformed so that we help prevent and treat the causes of child abuse and neglect, which ultimately is better for the children, according to a policy brief published with the spring 2015 issue of the Princeton University-Brookings Institution Future of Children journal, “Policies to Promote Child Health,” released today. In the policy brief, “Can States Improve Children’s Health by Preventing Abuse and Neglect?” Ron Haskins, senior…
