BOSTON — Newly released figures show that Massachusetts reported the highest rate of abused and neglected children in the nation during the 2014 fiscal year.The federal figures reported in The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/1T35SUZ ) show that Massachusetts reported 31,863 victimized children to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the fiscal year that ended in September 2014.
Massachusetts Reports High Child Abuse, Neglect Rates
By Associated Press, Boston Herald
Mon, 02/08/2016 - 10:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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