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Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention
User Manual Series (1993)

Author(s):  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gaudin

Year Published:  1993

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Defining Neglect 3. Understanding the Causes of Neglect 4. Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Neglect 5. Assessment of Neglect 6. Intervention 7. Prevention of Neglect 8. Social Policy Implications Glossary of Terms Notes Selected Bibliography Other Resources

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This report presents a broad overview of issues related to child neglect in the United States. The report examines aspects of child neglect that can help people better understand its causes and effects, and provides information that can be used to develop effective prevention and intervention strategies. The report is divided into 7 main chapters that discuss the different definitions, causes, and effects of neglect; the incidence and prevalence of neglect; assessment, intervention, and prevention strategies and techniques that can be used by Child Protective Services and other agencies to treat and prevent neglect; and the implications for public policy ...

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Defining Neglect

3. Understanding the Causes of Neglect

4. Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Neglect

5. Assessment of Neglect

6. Intervention

7. Prevention of Neglect

8. Social Policy Implications

Glossary of Terms

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Other Resources

This manual was developed and produced by Westover Consultants, Inc., Washington, DC, under Contract No. HHS-105-89-1730.

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Defining Neglect 3. Understanding the Causes of Neglect 4. Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Neglect 5. Assessment of Neglect 6. Intervention 7. Prevention of Neglect 8. Social Policy Implications Glossary of Terms Notes Selected Bibliography Other Resources

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