Responding to child maltreatment: A clinical handbook for health professionals

Date

2022

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

World Health Organization

Abstract

This handbook is intended primarily for front-line health care providers who are likely to see children (among other clients) in their day-to-day practice. These may include general practitioners, nurses, midwives, gynaecologists, paediatricians, mental health professionals, first responders and staff in emergency care. Other professionals who may find it useful include social workers, those working in social welfare institutions, providers of psychosocial support, and those working in child care facilities and the education system. Further, the content will benefit the work of policy-makers and managers to enable and support provision of clinical care to children experiencing, or who have experienced, child maltreatment.

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Keywords

clinical care, first responders, child maltreatment, International Resources, health care providers, policy, service providers

Citation

World Health Organization. (2022). Responding to child maltreatment: A clinical handbook for health professionals. Geneva: Author.

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