What Can National Child Abuse Reporting Data Tell Us About the Overlap Between Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment?

Minjoo Lee, Dylan M. Jones, Rebecca Rebbe, Brett Drake, Brown School, Washington University in St, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Child Maltreatment

Published online on February 10, 2026

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
This study explores the overlap of domestic violence (DV) and child maltreatment (CM). We assessed the face validity of the DV indicator in the NCANDS Child File, a national record of children investigated by Child Protective Services (CPS). In the FY ...