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Pediatric Collections: Child Abuse: Overview and Evaluation

When child abuse or neglect concerns present to the provider and “enters the medical home,” the initial responses might very well be a complex combination of fear, denial, and decision paralysis. Even the most experienced pediatrician might feel, “Never. Not this parent”; or maybe judge, “Of course, this family…”; or question, “What do I do now?”. This small and important collection of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publications and reports provides guidance and support to the medical home providers.
Arianne L. Baker, MD; Robert H. Rosen, MD; Jessica K. Creedon, MD; Celeste R. Wilson, MD; Wee-Jhong Chua, MD; Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH
Liwei Zhang, PhD; Yi Wang, PhD; Lawrence M. Berger, PhD
Karen Yaphockun, DO; Danielle Hatt, MD; Shalon Nienow, MD; Kathryn Hollenbach, PhD, MPH; Amy W. Bryl, MD
Sarah Pitts, MD; Alan Schwartz, PhD, JD; Melissa L. Langhan, MD, MHS; Pamela High, MD; Scott H. James, MD; Ruchika Karnik, MD; Tandy Aye, MD; Donald L. Boyer, MD, MSEd; Diane E.J. Stafford, MD; Jennifer A. Rama, MD, MEd; Bradley W. Robinson, MD; Deborah Hsu, MD, MEd; Mary E. Moffatt, MD; Cary Sauer, MD; Jay J. Mehta, MD, MSEd; Mark P. Atlas, MD; Kathleen A. McGann, MD; Patricia R. Chess, MD, MHPE; Megan L. Curran, MD; Pnina Weiss, MD, MHPE; John D. Mahan, MD; Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD; Daniel S. Kamin, MD; Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd; Angela S. Czaja, MD, MSc, PhD; Christiane E.L. Dammann, MD; Jill Fussell, MD; Roshan P. George, MD; Bruce E. Herman, MD; Michelle A. Lopez, MD, MPH; Orquidia Torres, MD, MS; David A. Turner, MD; Richard Mink, MD, MACM
Suzanne Haney, MD, FAAP; Susan Scherl, MD, FAAP; Linda DiMeglio, MD, FAAP; Jeannette Perez-Rossello, MD, FAAP; Sabah Servaes, MD, FAAP; Nadia Merchant, MD, FAAP; and the COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, MS, FAAP; Andrea Gottsegen Asnes, MD, FAAP; Verena Wyvill Brown, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Girardet, MD, FAAP; Nancy Dayzie Heavilin, MD, FAAP; Natalie Kissoon, MD, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Patricia Dinalynn Morgan, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; SECTION ON ORTHOPAEDICS; Joshua Abzug, MD, FAAP; Meng Yi-Yen, MD, FAAP; Martin J. Herman, MD, FAAP; Lindsay Andras, MD, FAAP; Aristides Cruz, Jr, MD, FAAP; Christine Ho, MD, FAAP; Alexa Karkenny, MD, FAAP; J. Todd Lawrence, MD, PhD, FAAP; Susan Scherl, MD, FAAP; SECTION ON RADIOLOGY; Hansel J. Otero, MD, FAAP; Patricia Trinidad Acharya, MD, FAAP; Katherine Barton, MD, FAAP; Ellen Benya, MD, FAAP; Brandon Patrick Brown, MD MA, FAAP; Reza James Daugherty, MD, FAAP; and SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY; Kupper Anthony Wintergerst, MD, FAAP; Jane Lockwood Lynch, MD; Lucy Diane Mastrandrea, MD, PhD, FAAP; Jennifer Marie Barker, MD, FAAP; Kathleen Elizabeth Bethin, MD, FAAP; Chineze Ebo, MD, FAAP; David H. Jelley, MD, FAAP; Bess Adkins Marshall, MD, FAAP; and the SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
Patricia G. Schnitzer, PhD; Sasha Mintz, MPH; Esther Shaw, MS; Abigael Collier, DrPH
A Mandate to Mitigate Bias Available to Purchase
Gitanjli Arora, MD; Arika Patneaude, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C; Gauri Kolhatkar, MD, MPH, MS, CMT-P
Anupama Rao Tate, DMD, MPH; Susan A. Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP; Lora Spiller, MD, FAAP; Jillian Muhlbauer, DMD; James L. Lukefahr, MD, FAAP; SECTION ON ORAL HEALTH; Jeffrey M. Karp, DMD, MS; Eric L. Beyer, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP; Chevon Brooks, MD, FAAP; Lauren M. Feldman, DMD; C. Eve Kimball, MD, FAAP; Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH, FAAP; John H. Unkel, DDS, MD, MPA, FAAP; Matt Zaborowski, MPH, CPH; Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH; Amr Moursi, DDS, PhD; Kera Beskin, MPH, MBA; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, MS, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Andrea Asnes, MD, MSW, FAAP; Verena Brown, MD, FAAP; Rebecca G. Girardet, MD, FAAP; Nancy Heavilin, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Natalie Kissoon, MD, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Patricia Morgan, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; Rachael Keefe, MD, MPH, FAAP; Brooks Keeshin, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Matjasko, PhD; Serena Wagoner, DO; Elaine Stedt, MSW, ACSW; Tammy Piazza Hurley; Jeff Hudson, MA
John Stirling, MD, FAAP; Amy Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Brian Brennan, MD, FAAP; Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP; Howard Dubowitz, MD, MS, FAAP; American Academy of Pediatrics, COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, MS, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Andrea Asnes, MD, MSW, FAAP; Verena Brown, MD, FAAP; Amy Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Rebecca G. Girardet, MD, FAAP; Nancy Heavilin, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Natalie Kissoon, MD, FAAP; Lori Anne Legano, MD, FAAP; Stephen Anthony Messner, MD, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Patricia Morgan, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; Rachael Keefe, MD, MPH, FAAP; Brooks Keeshin, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Matjasko, PhD; Serena Wagoner, DO; Elaine Stedt, MSW, ACSW;; Tammy Piazza Hurley; Jeff Hudson, MA
Jennifer R. Marin, MD, MSc, FAAP, FACEP; Todd W. Lyons, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ilene Claudius, MD, FACEP; Mary E. Fallat, MD, FAAP, FACS; Michael Aquino, MD; Timothy Ruttan, MD, FACEP, FAAP; Reza J. Daugherty, MD, FAAP; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on Radiology; Gregory P. Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kerry S. Caperell, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP; Deborah Hsu, MD, MEd, FAAP; Jennifer E. McCain, MD, FAAP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP; Muhammad Waseem, MBBS, FAAP; Sue Tellez; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY; Hansel J. Otero, MD, FAAP; Patricia Trinidad Acharya, MD, FAAP; Adina Lynn Alazraki, MD, FAAP; Ellen Benya, MD, FAAP; Brandon Patrick Brown, MD, MA, FAAP; Laura Laskosz, MPH; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Christopher S. Amato, MD, FACEP; Alexandria Georgadarellis, MD; Ann Marie Dietrich, MD, FACEP; Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FACEP; Ashley Foster, MD, FACEP; Carmen D. Sulton, MD, FACEP; Cindy Chang, MD; Daniel Slubowski, MD; Dina Wallin, MD, FACEP; Donna Mendez, MD; Emily A. Rose, MD, FACEP; Erika Bishop Crawford, MD; Genevieve Santillanes, MD, FACEP; George Hsu, MD; Gwendolyn C. Hooley, MD; Isabel Araujo Barata, MD, FACEP; James L. Homme, MD, FACEP; Jeffrey Michael Goodloe, MD, FACEP; Jessica J. Wall, MD, MPH, MSCE, FACEP; Jonathan Harris Valente, MD, FACEP; Joshua Easter, MD; Joyce Li, MD; Kathleen Brown, MD, FACEP; Kathleen Theresa Berg, MD, FACEP; Kiyetta Hanan Alade, MD, MEd, RDMS; Lauren Rice, MD; Madeline Matar Joseph, MD, FACEP; Marc Auerbach, MD; Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP; Melanie Heniff, MD, JD, MHA, FACEP; Michael J. Stoner, MD, FACEP; Michael Joseph Gerardi, MD, FACEP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FACEP; Moon O. Lee, MD, FACEP; Muhammad Waseem, MD, MS, FACEP; Paul T. Ishimine, MD, FACEP; Samuel Hiu-Fung Lam, MD, MPH, FACEP; Sean M. Fox, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Shyam Mohan Sivasankar, MD, FACEP; Simone L. Lawson, MD, Med, FAAP, FACEP, FACEP; Siraj Amanullah, MD, MPH; Sophia D. Lin, MD; Stephen M. Sandelich, MD; Tabitha Autumn Cheng, MD; Theresa Ann Walls, MD, MPH; Zachary Burroughs, MD; Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH
Anneke E. Olson, MS; John M. Felt, PhD; Emily D. Dunning, MS; Zhenyu Z. Zhang, MA, MS; Metzli A. Lombera, MS; Camille Moeckel, BA; Manal U. Mustafa, BS; Brian Allen, PsyD; Lori Frasier, MD; Chad E. Shenk, PhD, ABPP
Kathleen McDeavitt, MD
Gabriel Otterman, MD, MPH, PhD; Suzanne Haney, MD, MS
Brett Slingsby, MD; Angela Bachim, MD; Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH; Mary E. Moffatt, MD
Anish Raj, MD; Polina Krass, MD, MSHP; Kali Hackett, MSW, MPH; Sarah Green, MD; Joanne N. Wood, MD, MSHP
Emily Georges, MD; Emily C.B. Brown, MD, MS; Rachel Silliman Cohen, MD
John N. Constantino, MD; Gretchen Buchanan, PhD; Mini Tandon, DO; Carol Bader, JD; Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD
Arvin Garg, MD, MPH; Annelise Brochier, MPH; Yorghos Tripodis, PhD; Emily Messmer, MPH; Mari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD
Jonathan Thackeray, MD, FAAP; Nina Livingston, MD, FAAP; Maya I. Ragavan, MD, MPH, FAAP; Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, FAAP; Eric Sigel, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, FAAP; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Andrea Gottsegen Asnes, MD, FAAP; Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Rebecca Greenlee Girardet, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Nancy Dayzie Heavilin, MD, FAAP; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; Heather C. Forkey, MD, FAAP; Brooks Keeshin, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Matjasko, PhD; Heather Edward, MD; Elaine Stedt, MSW, ACSW; Tammy Piazza Hurley; COUNCIL ON INJURY, VIOLENCE, AND POISON PREVENTION; Benjamin Hoffman, MD, FAAP; Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Phyllis F. Agran, MD, MA, MPH, FAAP; Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; James Dodington, MD, FAAP; Michael Hirsh, MD, FAAP; Katherine Flynn-O’Brien, MD, MPH, FAAP; Aimee Grace, MD, FAAP; Maya Haasz, MD, FAAP; Brian Johnston, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sadiqa Kendi, MD, CPST, FAAP; Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP; Terri McFadden, MD, FAAP; Kathy Wingo Monroe, MD, FAAP; Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, MS, FAAP; Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, FAAP; Milton Tenenbein, MD, FAAP; Mark Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kyran Quinlan, MD, MPH, FAAP; Suzanne Beno, MD; Cinnamon Dixon, DO, MPH; Laura Dunn; Jonathan D. Midgett, PhD; Bethany Miller, LCSW-C, Med; Judith Qualters, PhD, MPH; Bonnie Kozial
Pascale Domond, PhD; Massimiliano Orri, PhD; Francis Vergunst, D.Phil; Samantha Bouchard, BSc; Leanne Findlay, PhD; Dafna Kohen, PhD; Martine Hébert, PhD; Frank Vitaro, PhD; Richard E. Tremblay, PhD; Marie-Claude Geoffroy, PhD; Sylvana Côté, PhD

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