THE STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WAS SPONSORED BY THE DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE TARGET AUDIENCE WERE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF OF THE DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES AND ALL MANDATED REPORTERS. THE CONFERENCE SPEECHES CONCERNED SUCH SUBJECTS AS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MISSOURI CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT LAW, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND TRENDS IN CHILD ABUSE, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILD ABUSE, AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CHILD IN COURT, THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A COPY OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND THE TEXT OF THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT LAW....DMC