The Text Suggests Three Reasons for Why Rates of Child

question 208

Multiple Choice

The text suggests three reasons for why rates of child maltreatment have changed over the past two decades. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

• A) a stronger national economy
• B) increased availability and use of drug treatments for mental illness
• C) the No Child Left Behind federal program to strengthen schools
• D) increased and more effective efforts to prevent child abuse

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