The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "About Child Abuse and Neglect" resource provides social service agencies and healthcare providers with an essential public health framework for understanding and addressing child maltreatment. By framing child abuse and neglect as preventable Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the page delivers critical data on prevalence—such as the reality that at least 1 in 7 children in the U.S. have experienced maltreatment in the past year—alongside the profound long-term developmental, physical, and socio-economic costs of toxic stress. For organizations focused on intervention and capacity building, this site acts as a foundational guide to align community-level programming with the CDC's evidence-based prevention strategies, establishing a direct link between localized family support and national public health objectives.
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