Not One More Child in Arapahoe County Arapahoe County Department of Human Services Children, Youth and Family Services 2012, 2013 and 2014 Child Abuse and Neglect Fatality, Near Fatality and Egregious Harm Data

Fatality, Near Fatality and Egregious Harm Data September 2014 Update

2014 Year to Date 11 Fatalities 4 CAN related 1 inconclusive and 1 pending for CAN (co-sleeping and substance use) 5 non-CAN (12 year old suicide, 1 in foster care from previous abuse case in Denver County, medical issues, accidental in a baby swing) 2 Near Fatalities 1 pending (physical abuse, mother suspected, with history, military involved) 1 non-CAN related (teen overdose, with history) 4 Egregious Harm Incidents All CAN related (3 serious bodily injury, 2 with history, 1 military involved, mother suspected, no history)

Referral, Case and Crime Rates by Zip Code Zip Codes with highest referral/case rates (14%), (13%), (10%), (9%) and (8%) Aurora, Englewood and Littleton Zip Codes with highest crime rates 80013, 80012, 80015, and 80010

What Does Research Tell Us About Abuse, Neglect and Violent Crime Our criminal systems are full of childhood victims of abuse and neglect 75% of convicted sex offenders were victims of sexual abuse Domestically violent offenders were most likely victims of abuse and neglect and witness to domestic violence as children (Roger Friedman, 2912)

Administration of Children and Families Says: “ There is a growing body of evidence indicating that while ensuring safety and achieving permanency are necessary to assure wellbeing, they are not sufficient alone. Research now demonstrates that most of the adverse effects of maltreatment are concentrated in behavior, emotional and social domains and these effects ripple across the lifespan, limiting children’s chances to success in school, work and relationships and ultimately detrimentally impact our society.” (ACF, 2012)

“What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child must be what the community wants for all its children.” - John Dewey