TY - JOUR
T1 - The Pediatrician’s Role in Preventing Child Maltreatment
T2 - Clinical Report
AU - American Academy of Pediatrics, COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
AU - Stirling, John
AU - Gavril, Amy
AU - Brennan, Brian
AU - Sege, Robert D.
AU - Dubowitz, Howard
AU - Haney, Suzanne Breen
AU - Laskey, Antoinette
AU - Asnes, Andrea
AU - Brown, Verena
AU - Gavril, Amy
AU - Girardet, Rebecca G.
AU - Heavilin, Nancy
AU - Gilmartin, Amanda Bird Hoffert
AU - Idzerda, Sheila M.
AU - Kissoon, Natalie
AU - Legano, Lori Anne
AU - Messner, Stephen Anthony
AU - Mohr, Bethany Anne
AU - Morgan, Patricia
AU - Nienow, Shalon Marie
AU - Rosado, Norell
AU - Keefe, Rachael
AU - Keeshin, Brooks
AU - Matjasko, Jennifer
AU - Wagoner, Serena
AU - Stedt, Elaine
AU - Hurley, Tammy Piazza
AU - Hudson, Jeff
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
PY - 2024/8/1
Y1 - 2024/8/1
N2 - Pediatricians have always seen the value of preventing health harms; this should be no less true for child maltreatment than for disease or unintentional injuries. Research continues to demonstrate that maltreatment can be prevented, underscoring the vital roles of both the family and society in healthy childhood development and the importance of strong, stable, nurturing relationships in preventing maltreatment and building the child’s resilience to adversity. This clinical report elaborates the pediatrician’s multitiered role in supporting relational health from infancy through adolescence, from universal interventions assessing for maltreatment risks and protective factors to targeted interventions addressing identified needs and building on strengths. When maltreatment has already occurred, interventions can prevent further victimization and mitigate long-term sequelae. Advice is provided on engaging community resources, including those that provide food, shelter, or financial support for families in need.
AB - Pediatricians have always seen the value of preventing health harms; this should be no less true for child maltreatment than for disease or unintentional injuries. Research continues to demonstrate that maltreatment can be prevented, underscoring the vital roles of both the family and society in healthy childhood development and the importance of strong, stable, nurturing relationships in preventing maltreatment and building the child’s resilience to adversity. This clinical report elaborates the pediatrician’s multitiered role in supporting relational health from infancy through adolescence, from universal interventions assessing for maltreatment risks and protective factors to targeted interventions addressing identified needs and building on strengths. When maltreatment has already occurred, interventions can prevent further victimization and mitigate long-term sequelae. Advice is provided on engaging community resources, including those that provide food, shelter, or financial support for families in need.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2024-067608
DO - 10.1542/peds.2024-067608
M3 - Article
C2 - 39034825
AN - SCOPUS:85200423626
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 154
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 2
M1 - e2024067608
ER -