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DC 20402-9328 ISBN 0-16-036276-8 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect THE CONTINUING CHILD PROTECTION EMERGENCY: A CHALLENGE TO THE NA TION 144423 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating It. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of tho Nationallnstitule of Justice. Permission to reproduce this I Ja xl material has been granted by Public Domain/U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproCl<Jction outside of the NCJRS system requires permission of the ____ owner. Third Report The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect April 1993 THE U.S. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Howard A. Davidson, Chair Gary B. Melton, Vice-Chair Deanne Tilton Durfee, Vice-Chair Members Frank D. Barry Enid A. Borden Jane Nady Burnley Yvonne M. Chase Donna N. Givens Richard D. Krugman, Past Chair Joyce London"Moh"moud Brenda G. Meister Lawrence F. Potts Prince Preyer, Jr. Diane J. Willis Former Members Betsy Brand Earl L. Dunlap James H. Egan H. Gordon Evans Judith C. Frick Jeanne D. Rodriguez Deborah M. Walsh Byron D. Metrikin-Gold, Executive Director April 1993 TABLE OF· CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ••••••••••••••••••••• II •••••••••••• a , •• I! iv I. INTRODUCTION. .. 1 A. The Continuing National Child Protection Emergency . .. 1 B. The Federal Role in Child Protection Emergency ............. 4 C. The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect ........ , 9 D. Overview of this Report .............................. 10 II. ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD DURING 1991-1992 ................ 13 A. The Response of the Board to Major Public Policy Issues ....... 13 1. Citizen Roles in Responding to the National Emergency .................................. 14 2. Convention on the Rights of the Child ............... 14 B. Development of a New National Child Protection Strategy ...... 16 1 . Nature of the Strategy .......................... 16 2. Gathering Information Related to the Strategy .......... 20 a. Scholarly Papers .......................... 21 b. Hearings ............................... 21 c. Symposiums .................... , ....... 22 1) Child Sexual Abuse ......... , ......... 22 2) Foster Care ......................... 23 3) Diverse Perspectives .................. 24 d. Field Visit .............................. 25 . C. Child Maltreatment-related Fatalities ..................... 26 D. Development and Reassessment of Board Positions on a Var;,- ... y of Topics ................ III •••••••••••••• II ••• II • I I .28 1. Urban Unrest, Neighborhood Decline, and Child Maltreatment ................................ 29 2. Management of Federally Supported Knowledge-Building Activities ................................... 30 3. The Importance of Federal Leadership in CPS Agency Reform ..................................... 32 April 1,993 iii. DOCUMENTS RELATED TO BOARD ACTIVITIES ................. 35 A. The Response of the Board to Major Public Policy Issues ....... 35 1 . Reauthorization of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) ...................... 35 a. Testimony before the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families ............... 35 b. Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor ....................... 41 c. Text of Board-proposed Amendments to CAPTA Intended To Strengthen the Board ....... , ...... 50 2. Correspondence from the Board Providing Recommendations on Child Maltreatment Policy ......... 58 a. Letter to DHHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Concerning Priorities for NCCAN Research and Demonstration Project Initiatives ......................... 58 b. Letter to Senator Joseph Biden Regarding the Proposed "National Child Protection Act" ......... 63 3. Role of the Media ............................. 66 a. Round Table Discussion in Los Angeles .......... 66 b. Board Statement Coinciding with Airing of the Scared Silent Television Documentary ........ 68 c. Letter to Oprah Winfrey Regarding National Child Protection Reform .................... 76 d. Congratulatory Letter to Arnold Shapiro, Producer of Scared Silent " ................... 78 4. Board Statement on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (with Board's Proposed National Child Protection Policy attached) ....................... 79 B. Development of the 1993 Report on a Proposed New Child Protection Strategy ............................. 91 1. Technical Papers Commissioned by the Board .......... 91 a. Background Papers ........................ 91 b. Text of a Concept Paper on a "Neighborhood Based Approach" to Child Protection ........... 92 2. Board Hearings Related to the Development of a New National Child Protection Strategy ............. 123 a. Minneapolis, Minnesota .................... 123 b. Chicago, Illinois ......................... 127 c. Columbia, Missouri ....................... 129 d. New Brunswick, New Jersey ................ 131 ii April 1993 3. Symposiums ................................ 136 a. Child Sexual Abuse ....................... 136 bl Foster Care ............. II •• I ••••••••• I • 137 c. Diverse Perspectives ...................... 138 4. Field Visits in Minneapolis, Minnesota •..•..... , . .. 171 C. Development of the 1994 Report on a Proposed National Policy on Child Maltreatment-related Fatalities ............. 174 1, Hearing in Los Angeles ......................... 174 2. Field Visit in Los Angeles ....................... 177 IV. APPENDiXES ......................•................. 180 APPENDIXA. MEMBERS, STAFF, COMMITTEES AND WORKGROUPS OF THE BOARD ...•.... , ......... 180 1 . Membership--1991-1992 ................. , 180 2. Staff And Other Personnel Resources-- 1991-1992 ............................ 184 3. Committees and Work Groups--1991-1992 ...... 185 APPENDIX B. PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD DURING MEETINGS ........................... 186 APPENDIX C. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS THROUGH THE END OF THE 102ND CONGRESS) .................. , •. 190 APPENDIX D. REPORT ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INITIATIVE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ................. 219 APPENDIX E. REPORTS BY THE INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT .................... 223 iii ---------~------------------------------------------------ April 1993 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Board continues to be particularly indebted to its incredibly hard-working staff, whose willingness to support the Board's ambitious goals has been demonstrated by the staff's many extra hours during evenings, weekends, and even holidays. Special thanks are also due to those members who ended their service during the period covered by this report (September 1991--December 1992): Betsy Brand, Earll. Dunlap, H. Gordon Evans, Judith C. Frick, Jeanne D'Agostino Rodriguez, and Deborah M. Walsh. Each contributed in very special ways to the Board's search for effective approaches to addressing America's national child protection emergency: Betsy and Earl, with their keen political sense of how government really works; Gordon, with his passion for foster care reform and gen~ral sagacity; Judy, with her special insight on the role of volunteers; Jeanne, who constantly reminded her colleagues that they needed to be "tough" in dealing with a government that had failed to adequately address a national emergency; and Deborah, who gave us insight into the important efforts aimed at reforming the nation's schools. A word about turnover among the Board's membership is in order. In late October 1992, the first new appointees from the public were named to