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Pre-service Core Training Week One: Overview 1 Tennessee Center for Child Welfare Online Work Rev. 4/2009 Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime. Herbert Ward INTRODUCTION TO CHILD WELFARE Scope of the Problem very year approximately three million referrals of child maltreatment are made to child welfare agencies across the country. In 2006, an estimated 905,000 children nationwide were found to be victims of maltreatment, amounting to about twelve of every 1,000 children. Approximately 20% of these child victims were removed from their homes, accounting for 312,000 children in foster or relative care. How does Tennessee compare to the national average? In Fiscal Year 2006-2007, the Central Intake Office of DCS received slightly more than 12,000 referrals per month. More than 61,000 were referred for further investigation and/or assessment, of which 11,220 ( ) were indicated, meaning there was sufficient evidence to support a finding of maltreatment.

Scope of the Problem very year approximately three million referrals of child maltreatment are made to child welfare agencies across the country. In 2006, an estimated 905,000 children nationwide were found to be victims of maltreatment , amounting to about twelve of every 1,000 children. Approximately 20% of

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