title: A response to Melton based on the best available data.
authors.affiliation: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonson-Reid
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036262:Empirical Research; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States