Child Maltreatment

Destiny G Tolliver; Yuan He; Caroline J Kistin

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.013

Child Maltreatment

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Dec;70(6):1143-1152. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.013. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

Authors

Destiny G Tolliver¹, Yuan He², Caroline J Kistin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 801 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02119, USA.
² Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 4865 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Division of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Hassenfeld Child Health and Innovation Institute, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Electronic address: caroline_kistin@brown.edu.

PMID: 37865436
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.013

Abstract

Child maltreatment is associated with significant morbidity, and prevention is a public health priority. Given evidence of interpersonal and structural racism in child protective service assessment and response, equity must be prioritized for both acute interventions and preventive initiatives aimed at supporting children and their families. Clinicians who care for children are well positioned to support families, and the patient-centered medical home, in collaboration with community-based services, has unique potential as a locus for maltreatment prevention services. Clinicians can advocate for policies that support families and decrease the risk of child maltreatment.

Keywords: Abuse; Child maltreatment; Disproportionality; Neglect; Patient-centered medical home; Prevention; Racism.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child Abuse* / prevention & control
Humans