What are the most effective early response strategies and interventions to assess and address the immediate needs of children outside of family care?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 711-721

  Boothby, Neil ^a   Wessells, Mike ^a   Williamson, John ^b   Huebner, Gillian ^b   Canter, Kelly ^b   Rolland, Eduardo Garcia ^c   Kutlesic, Vesna ^d   Bader, Farah ^e   Diaw, Lena ^f   Levine, Maya ^d   Malley, Anita ^b   Michels, Kathleen ^e   Patel, Sonali ^g   Rasa, Tanya ^h   Ssewamala, Fred ^a   Walker, Vicki ⁱ  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^h United States Department of Labor   (United States)

ⁱ WINROCK INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Child protection; Children outside of family care; Early response; Emergency; Humanitarian response

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84868685882     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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