NCJ Number
30187
Date Published
1974
Length
28 pages
Annotation
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAMPHLET WHICH DEFINES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, EXAMINES ITS CAUSES, AND DESCRIBES PAST AND PRESENT APPROACHES TO DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM.
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTED ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED MODEL TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE (TN), BUFFALO (NY), DENVER (CO), BOSTON (MA), LOS ANGELES (CA), NEW YORK CITY, AND LITTLE ROCK (AR). ALSO DISCUSSED ARE PARENTS SELF-HELP GROUPS SUCH AS PARENTS ANONYMOUS AND THE ROLES OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN IN RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING CASES OF POSSIBLE CHILD ABUSE. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON TREATING THE PARENTS, THEREBY ENABLING THE CHILD TO REMAIN WITH THE FAMILY.