DCYF defines a substantiated assessment as "one that is closed with at least one founded allegation of child abuse or neglect where DCYF has determined that there is a preponderance of evidence to believe that a child has been abused and/or neglected."
2021-2025 Data are from federal Child Welfare Outcomes Report Data; New Hampshire data can be found here. Data from 2018-2020 provided by direct request to NH Department of Children, Youth and Families. 2014-2017 data were provided by New Hampshire Kids Count's analysis of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services data. 2013 rates from Kids Count Data Center.
