DCF CERTIFICATION TEST – CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (2025–2026 EDITION) –
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND STUDY GUIDE
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___ - (answers)day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - (answers)1/3
What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and younger? - (answers)Child Abuse &
Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___ - (answers)10 seconds
Any person under the age of 18 years - (answers)Child
Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the intellectual or psychological capicaty of a child
by the parent, adult household member, or another person responsiible for the child's welfare -
(answers)Child abuse
The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare that results in injury or harm
to the child. - (answers)Physical Abuse
Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or older child. Includes indecent exposure,
fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing pornography. -
(answers)Sexual Abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming, belittling, and/or teasing child. -
(answers)Verbal Abuse
Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect which occurs at the institution where the person
allegedly perpetraiting the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public or private
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND STUDY GUIDE
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___ - (answers)day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - (answers)1/3
What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and younger? - (answers)Child Abuse &
Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___ - (answers)10 seconds
Any person under the age of 18 years - (answers)Child
Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the intellectual or psychological capicaty of a child
by the parent, adult household member, or another person responsiible for the child's welfare -
(answers)Child abuse
The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare that results in injury or harm
to the child. - (answers)Physical Abuse
Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or older child. Includes indecent exposure,
fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing pornography. -
(answers)Sexual Abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming, belittling, and/or teasing child. -
(answers)Verbal Abuse
Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect which occurs at the institution where the person
allegedly perpetraiting the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public or private
