Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

In 2011, approximately 680,000 children were victims of maltreatment and approximately 1,570 children died from maltreatment. For 92% of these children, this was their first episode of maltreatment. Of these children, approximately 78% experienced neglect, 18% physical abuse, and 9% sexual abuse; many children experienced multiple forms of maltreatment (1).