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Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1st Edition

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Edited by Allison M. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP
This item will be released on 28-06-2025
In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Allison M. Jackson brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment. The impact of child abuse can be mitigated through trauma-inf ...view more
In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Allison M. Jackson brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment. The impact of child abuse can be mitigated through trauma-informed approaches to recognition and response, and can also be prevented. In this issue, top experts help readers increase their knowledge and understanding of various forms of child abuse and neglect and how to support patients and families who have experienced these forms of childhood trauma.
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9780443296666
Publication Date :
28-06-2025
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In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Allison M. Jackson brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment. The impact of child abuse can be mitigated through trauma-informed approaches to recognition and response, and can also be prevented. In this issue, top experts help readers increase their knowledge and understanding of various forms of child abuse and neglect and how to support patients and families who have experienced these forms of childhood trauma.

Key Features
  • Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including medical child abuse; infants and children affected by parental substance abuse disorder; child abuse prevention; family-centered trauma-informed care; recognizing and responding to child neglect; and more
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on recognizing and responding to child maltreatment, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

Author Information
Edited by Allison M. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP, Division Chief, Child & Adolescent Protection Center, CHAI Affiliate Faculty, Washington Children’s Foundation Endowed Professor of Child & Adolescent Protection, Children’s National Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences