The role of first responders in child maltreatment cases: Disaster and nondisaster situations

Date

2010

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

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

Description

Keywords

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.

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