We developed a combined multi-agency reported maltreatment outcome measure to account for suspected non-reported maltreatment to CPS.
So why has it been unable to address the issue of maltreatment of women in the ranks with equal aggression?
Infant maltreatment-related investigations involve young caregivers who struggle with poverty, single-parenthood, drug/solvent and alcohol abuse, mental health issues, lack of social supports, and intimate partner violence.
Boyce said that being Aboriginal alone is not the cause of crime, but also the presence of other risk factors like childhood maltreatment, homelessness, or mental health issues.
If we discover issues of malpractice, maltreatment or serious neglect, to the degree that local authority's safeguarding procedures are triggered, we will initiate this process.
Although cases of child abuse among migrant families are often reported by social media, the issue of child maltreatment among migrant families in China has received little empirical attention.
Since its creation, NCECAD has worked hard to raise the issue of child maltreatment deaths to the forefront of public and legislative discussion.
The fact is the issue of child maltreatment -- so entwined in the economic life of the poor, so much a part of cultural traditions and long-held gender bias, so pervasive across the continents -- offers no simple answers.
Early prevention of maltreatment is a public health issue, and programs that are tailored and responsive to the needs of at-risk families are necessary.
This study represents one of only a few large scale, school based studies that have investigated the issue of child maltreatment in southern China, and a particular strength of this study is the high response rate that was successfully achieved in this setting.
