The hospital child protection teams in approaching issues of child abuse and neglect Review

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Child abuse is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in infants and children A multidisciplinary approach like the “Child Protection Team” is strongly encouraged to ensure adequate evaluation treatment and follow up of a potentially abused child Recently the increasing interest in the community regarding child abuse and neglect and the construction of child protection services are nbsp; important improvements for our country Child abuse and neglect should be a part of graduate and postgraduate education of healthcare professionals Turk Arch Ped 2007; 42 Suppl: 16 8 Key words: Child abuse Child protection team

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Çocuk istismarı ve ihmaline yaklaşımda hastane çocuk koruma birimleri Derleme

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Çocuk istismarı bebek ve çocuklardaki hastalanma ve ölümün en önemli nedenlerinden birini oluşturur Olası istismar olgularını değerlendirmek tedavi etmek ve izlemek için “Çocuk Koruma Birimi” gibi mültidisipliner bir yaklaşım sağlanmalıdır Son yıllarda çocuk istismarı ve ihmali konusuna toplumda ilginin artmış olması hastanelerde koruma birimlerinin oluşturulmaya başlanması ülkemiz için önemli gelişmelerdir Hekimlerin ve diğer sağlık çalışanlarının mezuniyet öncesi ve sonrası eğitimlerinde çocuk istismarı ve ihmalinin nbsp; yer alması gereklidir Türk Ped Arş 2007; 42 Özel Sayı: 16 8 Anahtar kelimeler: Çocuk istismarı Çocuk Koruma Birimi

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