Anna Claire Vollers

I cover health, lifestyle and human interest topics for Alabama Media Group. My work is published online at AL.com, the state's largest news site, and in print in the state's three largest newspapers: The Huntsville Times, The Birmingham News, and the Press-Register (Mobile). You can find all of my work here: http://connect.al.com/staff/avollers/posts.html Reach me on Twitter @acvollers and via email, avollers@AL.com.

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My fishing trip seeking data on child abuse in Alabama did not go as planned

When it came to finding truly surprising patterns or stories within the Alabama data, I hit wall after wall. Here's what I learned along the way.

Community Safety

Children & Families

Mental Health & Trauma

Community & Public Health

‘One of the worst abusers’: An Alabama case highlights the state’s physical child abuse problem

While child abuse and neglect take different forms, more than half of Alabama’s child abuse and neglect victims – 52 percent – experience physical abuse.

Mental Health

Domestic Violence

Community Safety

We don’t really know how many children die from abuse in Alabama each year

A new reporting project will examine child abuse deaths and near-deaths over a five-year span to gain a better understanding of how poverty contributes to child abuse across Alabama.

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Reporting Topics

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Anna Claire Vollers

Articles

My fishing trip seeking data on child abuse in Alabama did not go as planned

‘One of the worst abusers’: An Alabama case highlights the state’s physical child abuse problem

We don’t really know how many children die from abuse in Alabama each year