The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C.A. §5106g) serves as a national set of minimum requirements for, among other things, the definition of what constitutes abuse and neglect upon children.  These minimums are reflected in all U.S. States' laws.   If we change CAPTA to include better definitions of child abuse and neglect, we change the rest of the definitions too.  

While so many of us are fighting for children's human rights in individual states, let's also tackle the issue from a central position by requesting improvements upon CAPTA's terms.