The updated clinical report discusses using a universal education approach to identify IPV, unique barriers experienced by survivors from marginalized communities and leveraging the electronic health record for IPV identification.

Frequent and repeated messaging to children and adolescents ensures complete understanding of what constitutes consent and can serve to protect against sexual abuse, sexual assault and unhealthy relationships later in life.

Adults who experienced childhood physical abuse or a combination of physical and sexual abuse had a two-fold higher risk in using welfare in adulthood compared to those never abused.

An updated AAP clinical report calls for use of a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach to working with those who may have experienced trafficking and exploitation.

Emergency medicine physicians to discuss how to limit biased decision-making when diagnosing and reporting concerns for abuse.

The guidance is intended to reduce excessive testing, minimize the chances of missing a bleeding disorder and increase confidence in the diagnosis of abuse, if appropriate.

Child sexual abuse should be a “never event” in a health care setting.

An estimated 8.7 million children live with parents impacted by substance use disorder.

Even when lawsuits are unsuccessful, they take an enormous financial, professional and personal toll on pediatricians.

Child trafficking toolkit, new trauma center standards, perinatal care resources

The surveys were conducted by the AAP in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tufts Medical Center.

Trauma-informed care embeds screening or surveillance in the context of comprehensive care. It starts with engaging families, building resilience, addressing attachment and assuring safety at all visits.

Giardiasis can present with gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, greasy stools and nausea/vomiting. Severe infection can occur, requiring emergency department visits and hospitalization.

Children with disabilities suffer rates of abuse at least three times higher than typically developing children.

It is essential for pediatricians to go beyond the basic social history to explore how families are coping and/or struggling during this national crisis.

Strategies are needed to prevent and identify child abuse and neglect, especially when face-to-face interactions are limited during public health emergencies.

Routine evaluations for child abuse should be conducted for children younger than 3 years with rib fractures and children under 18 months with humeral or femoral fractures if they were not in an independently verified incident, according to evidence-based recommendations from an expert panel.

The guidance advises screening patients for social determinants of health, depression and suicide, and asking parents and caregivers about their own well-being.

Numerous studies have shown that corporal punishment can increase the risk of child abuse and negative behavioral, cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

A new AAP clinical report outlines steps pediatric providers can take to determine whether medications should be discontinued.