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Recognising, assessing and responding to child abuse and neglect

Erin Dean Health writer

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One in five children has experienced severe maltreatment, according to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Cruelty to children and young people is a criminal offence, and child abuse and neglect have serious adverse health and social consequences, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Nursing Children and Young People. 31, 4, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.31.4.11.s9

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09 July 2019 / Vol 31 issue 4

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