TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Health Organization
TI  - WHO guidelines for the health sector response to child maltreatment : : technical report
PY  - 2019///
PB  - World Health Organization, 
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD NEGLECT
KW  - GUIDELINES
KW  - HEALTH
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
N2  - These WHO guidelines aim to help frontline healthcare providers to recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence-based first line support. Specifically, the guidelines focus on:

-  Identification of children who are exposed to abuse or neglect;
-  Supportive communication with children suspected to be victims of abuse or neglect;
- Assessing and addressing the safety of the child;
-  Interacting with caregivers in suspected cases of child maltreatment;
- Providing immediate medical and psychosocial support for children exposed to child maltreatment;
- Collecting medical history, conducting physical exams and appropriate documentation of findings.

These guidelines complement "Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused: WHO clinical guidelines" (#5635) which were published in 2017. A short practical handbook and training package, which will help to put the recommendations of the two guidelines into practice, are currently being developed. (From the website). Record #6830
UR  - https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-guidelines-for-the-health-sector-response-to-child-maltreatment
ER  -