The National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing NSCAW is the first nationally representative study of children who have been reported to authorities as suspected victims of abuse or neglect and the public programs that protect them. Child Protection is the first book that reports the results of NSCAW interprets the findings and puts them into a broader policy context.The authors all experts in child welfare issues address a range of issues made apparent by the survey results including which types of personal and familial problems the programs are meant to address the range of services and interventions that the child protection system can make available and an assessment of these programs. Each chapter discusses the surveyampampaposs implications and suggests new alternatives for designing and implementing future programs that not only protect atrisk children from further harm but also provide them with security and support.