The role of first responders in child maltreatment cases: Disaster and nondisaster situations
Date
2010
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau
Abstract
This manual, written for first-response professionals, such as emergency medical technicians, child protective services caseworkers, and law enforcement officers, discusses the various types and signs of child maltreatment they may encounter in their work, what they and their agencies can do to respond to suspected child maltreatment in emergencies and disasters, and how to prepare for such situations
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first responders, manual, child maltreatment
Citation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau (2010). The role of first responders in child maltreatment cases: Disaster and nondisaster situations. Washington, DC: Author.