Media Advisory

ACF and CDC to Discuss Maltreatment of Infants Study

Who:

Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner for Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Ileana Arias, PhD, Director, CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Rebecca Leeb, PhD, CDC Lead Author, CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Why:

Joint ACF and CDC telebriefing on the MMWR article, Maltreatment of Infants- United States, October 2005-September 2006. The MMWR report is an analysis of 2006 data from ACF’s National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). This telebriefing is also in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2008. For further information on child maltreatment prevention see: www.cdc.gov/injury and www.acf.hhs.gov/.

When:

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 3, 2008, Noon, ET
Brief remarks followed by Q&A

Dial-In:

Media Line: 1-888-795-0855
International Line: (212) 287-1766
Listen Only: (800) 475-0249
Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions

If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript

A transcript of this teleconference will be available following the briefing on the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES