TY  - SER
AU  - de Haan, Irene
AU  - Joy, Eileen
AU  - Beddoe, Liz
AU  - Iam, Sark
TI  - “The tip of the iceberg” : : multiple thresholds in schools' detecting and reporting of child abuse and neglect
T2  - Child and Youth Services Review
PY  - 2018///
PB  - Elsevier, 
KW  - Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD NEGLECT
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
KW  - SCHOOLS
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Child and Youth Services Review, 2018, Advance online publication, 22 October 2018
N2  - Introduction: School principals have a very important role to play in the detection and reporting of child abuse and neglect (CAN). How schools address concerns relating to CAN is an under-researched area in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary and intermediate (n = 16) school principals. A selection of that data was examined with regard to threshold determination in CAN.

Findings: Thresholds, both definitional and action-based, were found to be multi-determined, with case, teacher and, critically, perceptions of the statutory child protection agency found to have an impact.

Implications: Findings indicate there is no ”one” threshold in the detection of, or the reporting of CAN in schools. Further, there are clear opportunities for future research; including understanding the nature of the relationship between schools and the statutory child protection agency, Oranga Tamariki. (Authors' abstract). Record #6049
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.034
ER  -