Child maltreatment (CM) is an important public health issue linked to significant physical and
mental health complications across the life span. Given the association between CM and …

Background Child abuse and neglect is a public health concern around the world, with well-
established impacts and costs to children, families, and society. While mandated reporters …

Background and objective: General practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses (PNs) are
mandated to report child abuse; however, only 2-4% of reports are made by Victorian health …

Background Vulnerable pregnant women, defined as women threatened by social,
psychological, or physical risk factors, need special support during pregnancy to prevent …

Abstract Background Family physicians (FPs) have a central role in the detection and
management of child abuse. According to the literature, only 2–5% of initial reports of child …

Data on the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare practitioners in training regarding child
abuse and neglect (CAN) are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge …

In most A ustralian states, legislation makes provision for professionals to report their
concerns about the future welfare of an unborn child to appropriate authorities. The …

Previous studies have suggested that child abuse and neglect (CAN) is under recognised
and under reported. Our aims were to examine and compare child protection (CP) …

Family support is offered to Australian parents of young children using a mix of targeted and
universal child and family health services including nurse-home-visiting programmes. These …

The role of Australian health professionals in reporting child abuse and neglect, in particular
medical and nursing personnel, has increased substantially during the past two decades …