Jan 21, 2021
According to outgoing officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, warnings that incidents of child abuse would surge during the pandemic have not come to fruition.
Lynn Johnson, HHS assistant secretary for children and families, and Jerry Milner, associate commissioner of HHS’ Children’s Bureau, said that while official data for 2020 will not be available for months, there is anecdotal evidence that calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared with 2019.
“We can’t just assume because parents have to spend 24/7 with their kids, that there’s going to be more abuse,” Johnson said.
Jan 21, 2021
According to outgoing officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, warnings that incidents of child abuse would surge during the pandemic have not come to fruition.
Lynn Johnson, HHS assistant secretary for children and families, and Jerry Milner, associate commissioner of HHS’ Children’s Bureau, said that while official data for 2020 will not be available for months, there is anecdotal evidence that calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared with 2019.
“We can’t just assume because parents have to spend 24/7 with their kids, that there’s going to be more abuse,” Johnson said.
Jan 20, 2021
According to outgoing officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, warnings that incidents of child abuse would surge during the pandemic have not come to fruition.
Lynn Johnson, HHS assistant secretary for children and families, and Jerry Milner, associate commissioner of HHS’ Children’s Bureau, said that while official data for 2020 will not be available for months, there is anecdotal evidence that calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared with 2019.
“We can’t just assume because parents have to spend 24/7 with their kids, that there’s going to be more abuse,” Johnson said.
Jan 19, 2021
According to outgoing officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, warnings that incidents of child abuse would surge during the pandemic have not come to fruition.
Lynn Johnson, HHS assistant secretary for children and families, and Jerry Milner, associate commissioner of HHS’ Children’s Bureau, said that while official data for 2020 will not be available for months, there is anecdotal evidence that calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared with 2019. “We can’t just assume because parents have to spend 24/7 with their kids, that there’s going to be more abuse,” Johnson said.