Citation

Crawford-Jakubiak JE. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 2014; 61(5): 1073-1083.

Affiliation

Center for Child Protection, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. Electronic address: JCrawford@mail.cho.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.017

PMID

25242717

Abstract

Pediatricians are advocates for children. It is one of the central elements of the job description. In the course of their work, pediatricians have many opportunities to advocate for abused and neglected children. The most effective form of advocacy that most pediatricians will engage in with regard to child abuse and neglect is by being highly skilled doctors who provide excellent clinical care to children and families, knowing how to recognize child abuse and what to do when they encounter it, and being familiar with the resources of their communities.

Language: en