August 2010

What are the four core principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?

Answer: Non-discrimination; devotion to the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival and development; and respect for the views of the child.

The answer to this and much more can be found in the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child which may be accessed through the Child Abuse Library Online (CALiO) homepage in the "Beyond CALiO section."

July 2010

What percent of children live in a household with one parent who abuses alcohol or drugs?

Answer: 9%

The answer can be found in the report Substance Abuse Effects on Child Maltreatment, 2006. This is found by going to the E-publications link on the CALiO homepage. Click on the link and then click on the topic: Substance Abuse. This report is the second one in the list of 10.

June 2010

In a 2006 survey how many child Protection Service agencies in The United States reported their agency had a written policy related to serving persons with a disability?

Answer: 6.7% of respondents

The answer can be found in the Child Abuse Victims with Disabilities bibliography in the article abstract for: Lightfoot, E.B., and LaLiberte, .T. L. (2006). Approaches to child protection case management for cases involving people with disabilities. Child Abuse and Neglect. 30(4), 381-91. Full text of the article can be found in the CALiO primary and Core journal collections.

May 2010

What percentage of child abuse victims in 2008 were reported as first-time victims?

Answer: 75%

What percentage of child abuse victims in 2008 had a caregiver risk factor of domestic violence?

Answer: 24.1%

The answer can be found in the Child Maltreatment, 2008 annual report located in the Statistical Resources section of the Child Abuse Library Online under the heading: Child Abuse.