Citation

Goad J. Pediatrics 2008; 122(1): S6-9.

Affiliation

govertoniv@aol.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

10.1542/peds.2008-0715d

PMID

18676505

Abstract

Child abuse is underreported. The author, a child protective service professional with extensive field and management experience, provides his perspective on some of the barriers that inhibit an effective response to reporting and collaboration between the professionals evaluating and investigating possible child abuse. Then presented are his ideas for improving the collaboration, including recommendations for changes in training, child protective service procedures, child protective service staffing, confidentiality requirements, and the adoption of a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) model.

Language: en