State laws addressing the abuse and neglect of children were passed in all 50 states following the 1962 amendments to the Social Security Act that required all states to include child protection in their child welfare systems (Myers, 2008). At the same time, the 1962 article “The Battered Child Syndrome” (Kempe et al., 1962<span>, </span>1985<span>) gave rise to public concern that many voluntary societies for the prevention of cruelty to children were disappearing, having been largely replaced by government counterparts known today as child protective services agencies.</span>
