Lancet child maltreatment series

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Four papers were released at a press conference at the Lancet this

week; an audio recording and links to the papers are on http://

www.lancet.com/series/child-maltreatment

The papers provide a really good benchmark, explaining the public

health importance of preventing child maltreatment. Some of the

figures are pretty frightening. One of the papers in the series

sets out which interventions help in terms of prevention and

treatment, but there is little or no focus on service organisation,

or the presence or absence of universal preventive services. Health

visiting services are not mentioned, because the papers provide an

international pcture and very few professionals of any knd are

mention (paediatricians are; and of course the unbiquitous nurse

family partnership!)

best wishes

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