Montgomery County Office of Children & Youth 2013 Annual Report
The report details Montgomery County child abuse and neglect data, statistics and services provided by Montgomery County’s Office of Children and Youth.
Child Abuse, as defined by the Child Protective Service Law (23 Pa. C.S., Chapter 63), must involve a child, a perpetrator and an act of abuse:
Child is defined as a person under the age of 18.
Perpetrator is defined as a person who has committed child abuse and is:
A parent of the child
A person over the age of 14 residing in the home of the child
A person responsible for the child’s welfare
A paramour of a child’s parent
2013 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD MALTREATMENT SORTED ALPHABETICALLY