ABSTRACT
At the Child Abuse Recognition, Research, and Education Translation (CARRET) Conference, national child abuse experts representing different disciplines discussed and developed new strategies that would address the barriers to reporting suspected child abuse and improve the protection of children. This article describes the experts' analysis of the barriers to and strategies for improving the outcome for abused children, in addition to the steps planned to facilitate continued action.
Subject(s)
Child Abuse/legislation & jurisprudence , Child Abuse/prevention & control , Child Welfare/legislation & jurisprudence , Mandatory Reporting , Child , Confidentiality/legislation & jurisprudence , Cooperative Behavior , Curriculum , Education, Medical , Guideline Adherence/legislation & jurisprudence , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , Humans , Interdisciplinary Communication , Pediatrics/education , Quality Assurance, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Specialization , United StatesABSTRACT
The Child Abuse Recognition Experience Study revealed that primary care clinicians did not always follow the legal mandate to report suspected child abuse to child protective services. National child abuse experts representing different disciplines met in a 2-day conference in January 2007 to discuss and develop new strategies that would address the barriers to reporting suspected child abuse and improve the protection of children. This article describes the rationale, structure, and goals of the conference.
