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In Missouri:
- 53,080 reports of child abuse/neglect, involving 77,973 children
- 16,487 children were in Children’s Division custody
- 6,130 children entered or re-entered Children’s Division custody
- 1,017 Child abuse/neglect fatality referrals
(Source: Children’s Division Annual Report, July 2005 – June 2006)
In the Kansas City, MO Metro Area (Clay, Jackson, Platte Counties):
- 9,656 children in foster care
- 1,229 children in state custody in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties combined
- 4,539 children in alternative care in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties combined
- In the month of July 2007, approximately 1,000 child abuse/neglect hotline calls were made
- 189 children in the custody of the Children’s Division had been in 6-10 placements
(Source: Children’s Services Management Report, as of July 2007)
- 8,259 reports of child abuse/neglect
- 4 fatality referrals
(Source: Children’s Division Annual Report, July 2005 – June 2006)
In Kansas:
- Kansas City, KS Metro area received 13,328 reports for children in need of care, which was 25% of the total state (average 36 reports a day)
- 5,253 reports in Johnson County
- 3,619 reports in Wyandotte County
- Of the total maltreatment reports, 33% were for physical abuse, 10% were for sexual abuse, 18% were for emotional abuse and 19% were for lack of supervision
(July 2006 - June 2007)
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