Definition: Percentage of emergency department visits for injuries related to suspected or confirmed abuse or neglect among children ages 0-17, by payer expected to cover the greatest share of expenses for treatment (e.g., in 2020, Medi-Cal was the expected source of payment for 66.6% of emergency department visits for child abuse and neglect in California).
Data Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, custom tabulation of data from the California Dept. of Health Care Access and Information (Aug. 2022).
Footnote: Data are based on visits, not children; if a child has more than one visit, each visit is reported. Visits resulting in same-hospital admission are not reported here (see kidsdata.org's Hospital Discharges for Child Abuse and Neglect indicators). Detailed descriptions of payment sources are available from the Dept. of Health Care Access and Information.
