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US: Combating Child Abuse: States Take Action
Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline – September 20, 2017
Spurred by high-profile cases of endangered children and chronically overworked caseworkers, many states have taken steps this year to shield children from abuse and neglect, including adding caseworkers, tightening reporting requirements and expanding the definition of “abuse.”
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2017/09/20/combating-child-abuse-states-take-action