title: Child maltreatment: the United States Air Force's response.
abstract: Families in the military are not immune to problems of child abuse and neglect, but few data have been disseminated which describe child maltreatment in the military. This article reports on the incidence of child maltreatment in the United States Air Force by presenting descriptive data on over 19,587 substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect which occurred over a 6-year period. Annual percentage increases in child maltreatment reports are discussed, as are substantiation rates for child abuse and neglect. This article also describes the United States Air Force programs serving military personnel and their families throughout the world. A subset of cases are analyzed and offenders' and spouses' perceptions of the services received and the benefits derived are reported.
authors.affiliation: HQ AFMOA/SGPS Family Advocacy Program, Brooks Air Force Base, TX 78235, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Mollerstrom
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Patchner
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Milner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States