Research links

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)

http://www.childwelfare.gov/
 
Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/stats/index.cfm
“Review research, reports, databases, and other information regarding child abuse and neglect, child welfare issues, and other relevant statistics. The information on this page is arranged into the following categories: child abuse and neglect statistics and research , child welfare and foster care statistics and research, and sources of related national data.”

http://www.trauma-pages.com/index.htm
“These Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and dissociation, whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale disaster. The purpose of this award winning site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field.”

http://www.familydatabase.org
“The Heritage Foundation’s Family & Society Database catalogs social science findings on the family gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books, and government surveys. Serving legislators and staffers, journalists and writers, teachers and students, as well as clergymen and helping professionals, the Database makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist.”

Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements

This report, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a compilation of statutory rape laws and reporting requirements. It provides an overview of state statutory rape laws and reporting requirements, as well as a summary of laws for each state and the District of Columbia
http://www.lewin.com/Lewin_Publications/Human_Services/StateLawsReport.htm

http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm
sexual abuse statistics

http://www.nfpainc.org/
foster parents and foster care