An MCH Approach to Preventing Child Maltreatment

By Children’s Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center

Child maltreatment affects our society’s most vulnerable members. This report provides State Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals with information about child maltreatment and how they can help prevent the abuse and neglect of children. It includes four sections:

• Child Maltreatment—The Problem summarizes the extent, causes, and consequences of child maltreatment.
• The Role of MCH in Preventing Child Maltreatment describes why and how MCH programs can contribute to preventing child maltreatment.
• Child Maltreatment Prevention as a Title V State Performance Measure discusses child maltreatment as a Title V State Performance Measure.
• What We Did and How We Did It includes case studies of five States that designated child.

Contact Info: Elizabeth Frisco (1-800-225-4276 x2928)

Project Website: Children's Safety Network: National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center

Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.

Download a copy of An MCH Approach to Preventing Child Maltreatment (PDF, 470 KB): http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/publications_resources/PDF/childmaltreatment/
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