The latest national child welfare report shows an increase in the number of Black children who died, even though fewer abuse-related fatalities were investigated in the yearlong period that included the first several months of the COVID pandemic.
The agency did not immediately comment on the disparity but broadly acknowledged the challenges ahead.
“While the data in today’s report shows a decrease in child maltreatment, there is still work to do,” said JooYeun Chang, the acting assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families. The latest report also indicated an 11% increase in the number of babies born with prenatal substance exposure, an issue the AP also highlighted because of the lack of rehab programs for birth mothers wanting to get sober.
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