Child Maltreatment in the Family
The Experience of a National Sample of Young People

This second report on the national study of child maltreatment focuses on abuse and neglect by parents. It examines aspects of family structure, the relationships associated with different forms of abuse and neglect, and the prevalence of multi-type maltreatment.

This second report on the national study of child maltreatment focuses on abuse and neglect by parents. It examines aspects of family structure, the relationships associated with different forms of abuse and neglect, and the prevalence of multi-type maltreatment. Young people's accounts show how parental maltreatment in childhood led to problems in relationships and continuing unhappiness in adult life. The report shows that young people sought and received little help from professionals and raises many questions about the framework needed to support and protect them from future maltreatment.