Child Maltreatment Surveillance. Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements. Version 1.0

摘要

This document defines child maltreatment, presents associated terms, and recommends data elements for voluntary use by individuals and organizations in the public health community. It is designed to aid state and local health department staff in the collection of public health surveillance data on child maltreatment. This document is not intended to be a set of mandates; rather, it is intended to promote and improve consistency of child maltreatment surveillance for public health practices.