National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Encyclopedia
The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect is a national center established by the Department of Health and Human Services
, an agency of the Federal government
of the United States
. It concentrates on research and publications regarding child abuse
and neglect
, administering research on these topics performed under government contract.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
, an agency of the Federal government
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It concentrates on research and publications regarding child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
and neglect
Child neglect
Child neglect is defined as:# "the failure of a person responsible for a child’s care and upbringing to safeguard the child’s emotional and physical health and general well-being"...
, administering research on these topics performed under government contract.