Child maltreatment in the family: a European perspective.

May-Chahal, Corinne A. and Bertotti,, T. and Cerezo,, M.A. and Di-Blasio,, P. (2006) Child maltreatment in the family: a European perspective. European Journal of Social Work, 9 (1). pp. 3-20. ISSN 1369-1457

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Abstract

Child maltreatment is generally referred to under the global categories of physical, sexual, emotional/psychological abuse and neglect. The Concerted Action on the Prevention of Child Abuse in Europe (CAPCAE) reports on the specific forms of harm and injury, actions and persons believed responsible in eight European countries. The most common actions across all participating countries responsible for harm were those of violent parenting or absent parenting. A review of prevention strategies found that few programmes focused on specific behaviours or included measures to indicate whether their actions were successful in preventing further harm to children. It is recommended that fathers need to be targeted in prevention as well as mothers and that specific data collection of actual harms, actions, persons responsible and outcomes needs to be implemented as a priority in all European countries. Such specificity avoids a focus on risk which is unacceptable in some countries, over inclusive of parents and resource intensive.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Journal of Social Work
Additional Information:
May-Chahal wrote the entire output, drawing additionally on research contributed by the other named authors who were partners in the Co-ordination Action on the Prevention of Child Abuse in Europe (CAPCAE) which she co-ordinated. RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Social Work and Social Policy & Administration
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? child maltreatmenteuropecomparative researchpreventionsociology and political sciencesocial sciences (miscellaneous)hm sociology ??
ID Code:
3246
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Deposited On:
25 Mar 2008 12:53
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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15 Jul 2024 10:52