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Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities CECANF was established to develop a national strategy and recommendations to the President and Congress for eliminating child abuse and neglect fatalities.

With bipartisan support, the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012, established the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF), whose mission is to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities across the country resulting from child abuse and neglect. CECANF will do this by raising visibility and building awareness about the problem; reviewing data and best practices to determine what is and is not working; helping identify solutions; reporting on findings; and making recommendations to drive future policy

The Commission is composed of 12 members, six appointed by the president and six appointed by Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate. Members will take a broad, multidisciplinary approach to studying and making recommendations about the following key issues:

The use and effectiveness of federally funded child protective and child welfare services; best practices for and barriers to preventing child abuse and neglect fatalities; the effectiveness of federal, state, and local data collection systems, and how to improve them; risk factors for child maltreatment; and how to prioritize prevention services for families with the greatest needs. The legislation mandates that the Commission submit a report to the president and Congress on these issues within two years (with the potential to extend the deadline by an additional year). The report will detail specific recommendations for strategies to better track and eliminate child abuse and neglect fatalities. The Commission will seek to engage a broad community of stakeholders, including the administration; local, state, and federal legislators; state and county agencies; media representatives; nonprofit and advocacy organizations; think tanks and policy organizations; universities; foundations; corporations; and the general public throughout the course of its review, research, and development of recommendations. Learn more at eliminatechildabusefatalities.sites.usa.gov

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