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CHILD ABUSE IS WAY DOWN (DON�T TELL ANYONE)

An Analysis of NIS-4 from the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform

February 2, 2010

OVERVIEW
A huge study of child abuse, commissioned by the federal government, that many in the child welfare community have been eagerly anticipating for years, has arrived � to almost no fanfare. It just sort of sneaked onto the internet on January 28, courtesy of an obscure division of the Department of Health and Human Services. It�s called the
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect, commonly known as NIS-4. It�s available online here:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/abuse_neglect/natl_incid/index.html#reports

One possible reason why it�s gotten so little attention: The study finds that child abuse is down � way down. And while that�s great news for children, it�s terrible news for the foster-care industrial complex, the agencies that need a steady supply of foster children to stay in business, and their allies. These are the latter-day version of those who, in the 19
th Century, proudly called themselves �child savers.� After all, with groups like Every Child Matters spreading hype and fomenting hysteria in an effort to divert billions more federal dollars into hiring child abuse investigators, the last thing they�d want everyone to know is that there is a lot less child abuse than there used to be.

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