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Measuring and evaluating child maltreatment
Measuring the prevalence of child maltreatment and its consequences is fundamental to defining the magnitude of the problem and tracking how it changes over time and in response to our prevention efforts.
Evaluating the effectiveness of policies, laws and programmes designed to prevent and respond to child maltreatment using established scientific methods is central to evidence-based programming.
Among the many resources developed by violence prevention experts to undertake these two actions are the Adverse Childhood Experiences survey tools, and several guidance documents on outcome evaluation.