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Statistics on children, youth and families in Wisconsin from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kids Forward
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
These data represent the number of unique children with at least one substantiated maltreatment finding at the conclusion of a Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Assessment during the year.
The rate represents the count of unique children with at least one substantiated maltreatment finding during the year per 1,000 children ages birth to 17 in the state or county. This rate is calculated by the Department of Children and Families and presented in its reports.
These data may have been influenced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, starting in 2020.
Data Source
Data are from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families' annual Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Report.
Notes
N.A. indicates that data are not available.
Last Updated
December 2023