• causes or threatens to cause a non-accidental physical or mental injury, including, but not limited to a child who is with his parent during the manufacture or sale of certain drugs.
• neglects or refuses to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, emotional nurturing, or health care.
• abandons the child.
• fails to provide adequate supervision in relation to the child's age and level of development.
• commits or allows to be committed any illegal sexual act upon a child including incest, rape, fondling, indecent exposure, prostitiution or allows a child to be used in any sexually explicit visual material. 
• knowingly leaves a child alone in the same dwelling with a person who is not related to the child by blood or marriage and who is required to register as a violent sexual offender.

• From July of 2008 through June of 2009, 47,571 children were reported as possible victims of abuse and/or neglect in 33,405 completed reports to Virginina's city and county departments of social services.

Were all these reports founded?

• Founded means that a review of the facts met the legal criteria for abuse.  5,921 children were victims in founded reports of child abuse and/or neglect.
• In addition, 33,859 children were involved in reports that received a family assessment.  This means that a Child Protective Services worker completed a family services needs assessment with these families and developed a written safety plan if needed.