Definition: Percentage of hospital discharges for injuries related to suspected or confirmed abuse or neglect among children ages 0-17, by number of days from admission to discharge (e.g., in 2020, 25% of hospitalizations for abuse and neglect among California children lasted 8 days or more).
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 the number of hospitalizations, not the number of children hospitalized. Data are limited to hospital admissions; emergency department visits that do not result in admission are excluded.
