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Africa

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Exposure to physical and sexual violence and adverse health behaviours in African children: results from the Global School-based Student Health Survey [2009]

Albania

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Situation analysis on the prevention of child maltreatment in Albania: the way forward (2016) [2016]
  • Community survey on prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in Albania [2013]

Australia

• Australian Family Physician
  • Infant abusive head trauma - Incidence, outcomes and awareness [2012]
  • Nonaccidental injury in childhood [2011]
  • Child abuse – mandatory reporting requirements [2011]

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  • Child protection

• Australian Journal of General Practice
  • Problem sexual behaviours in children [2018]

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • Interventions to halt child abuse in Aboriginal communities [2007]

• NSW Ministry of Health
  • Photo and Video Imaging in Cases of Suspected Child Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse and Neglect [2015]
  • Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Medical Protocol [2014]

• SA Health
  • Child protection

Australia, New Zealand

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
  • Child sexual abuse [2016]

Bahrain

• Annals of Saudi Medicine
  • Reported child sexual abuse in Bahrain: 2000-2009 [2011]

Canada

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • The medical assessment of fractures in suspected child maltreatment: Infants and young children with skeletal injury [2018]
  • Multidisciplinary Guidelines on the Identification, Investigation and Management of Suspected Abusive Head Trauma [2007]

• CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Child abuse and mental disorders in Canada [2014]

• Paediatrics & Child Health
  • Child maltreatment in Canada, 2013 [2013]

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Is child sexual abuse declining in Canada? Results from nationally representative retrospective surveys [2016]
  • A review of recent analyses of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) [2015]
  • Child Maltreatment

China

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • The burden of child maltreatment in China: a systematic review [2015]

Croatia

• Croatian Medical Journal
  • Gender and age differences in prevalence and incidence of child sexual abuse in Croatia [2013]

Czech Republic

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Survey of adverse childhood experiences in the Czech Republic (2017) [2017]

East Asia, Pacific

• Child Abuse & Neglect
  • The burden of child maltreatment in the East Asia and Pacific region [2015]

Eastern Africa

• PLoS ONE
  • Physical, psychological, sexual, and systemic abuse of children with disabilities in East Africa: Mapping the evidence [2017]

Ecuador

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • A Comparison of Willingness to Pay to Prevent Child Maltreatment Deaths in Ecuador and the United States [2013]

Europe

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • European status report on preventing child maltreatment (2018) [2018]
  • Measuring and monitoring national prevalence of child maltreatment: a practical handbook (2016) [2016]
  • Handbook on developing national action plans to prevent child maltreatment (2016) [2016]
  • Implementing child maltreatment prevention programmes: what the experts say (2015) [2015]
  • European report on preventing child maltreatment (2013) [2013]
  • Preventing child maltreatment in Europe: a public health approach. Policy briefing [2007]

Germany

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Trends in child maltreatment in Germany: comparison of two representative population-based studies [2018]

India

• BMC Public Health
  • Ethical and definitional considerations in research on child sexual violence in India [2018]

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics
  • Recommendations on recognition and response to child abuse and neglect in the Indian setting [2010]

• Indian Pediatrics
  • Child Sexual Abuse: Management and Prevention, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act [2017]

International

• BMC Public Health
  • Priorities for research in child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and resilience to violence exposures: results of an international Delphi consensus development process [2012]

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Child maltreatment prevention: a systematic review of reviews [2009]

• United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
  • A child is a child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation [2017]
  • A Familiar Face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents [2017]
  • Ending Violence Against Children: Six Strategies for Action [2014]
  • Eliminating Violence against Children [2007]
  • Violence

Kenya

• International Journal of Women's Health
  • Postrape care services to minors in Kenya: are the services healing or hurting survivors? [2016]

Latin America and the Caribbean

• BMC Public Health
  • Violence against children in Latin America and Caribbean countries: a comprehensive review of national health sector efforts in prevention and response [2016]

Latvia

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Situation analysis of child maltreatment prevention in Latvia (2018) [2018]

Macedonia

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Survey of adverse childhood experiences among young people in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2013]

Montenegro

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Survey on adverse childhood experiences in Montenegro (2015) [2015]

New Zealand

• Starship
  • Abuse and Neglect [2016]

Norway

• Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • The effect of interventions for children who have experienced violence in close relationships: an overview of reviews [2017]

Oman

• Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
  • Child Rights: What can we do in Oman? [2012]

Poland

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Survey of adverse childhood experiences and associated health-harming behaviours among Polish students (2018) [2018]

Russia

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Survey on the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among young people in the Russian Federation [2014]

Saudi Arabia

• Annals of Saudi Medicine
  • Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Saudi Arabia: Are We Ready? [2011]

Singapore

• Singapore Medical Journal
  • Management of child abuse [2013]

Sweden

• Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
  • Facing suspected child abuse – what keeps Swedish general practitioners from reporting to child protective services? [2015]

• Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
  • Medical and Psychological Methods for Preventing Sexual Offences Against Children [2011]

Switzerland

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Mobilizing agencies for incidence surveys on child maltreatment: successful participation in Switzerland and lessons learned [2018]

United Kingdom

• Department of Health and Social Care
  • Helping school nurses to tackle child sexual exploitation

• Health Technology Assessment
  • The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis [2016]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s [2017]
  • Child abuse and neglect [2017]

• Royal College of Anaesthetists
  • Child protection and the anaesthetist: safeguarding children in the operating theatre 2014 [2014]

• Royal College of General Practitioners
  • The GP’s role in responding to child maltreatment [2014]

• Royal College of Ophthalmologists
  • Abusive head trauma and the eye in infancy [2013]

• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Guidelines on paediatric forensic examinations in relation to possible child sexual abuse [2012]

• Royal College of Radiologists
  • The radiological investigation of suspected physical abuse in children [2017]

• Scottish Government
  • Tackling child neglect in Scotland 3: rapid review of legislation and policy [2018]
  • Tackling child neglect in Scotland 2: rapid review of intervention literature [2018]
  • Tackling child neglect in Scotland 1: follow-up survey 2016 [2018]
  • The National Action Plan to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation Progress Report 2016/17 [2017]
  • Child Sexual Exploitation - A Guide for Health Practitioners [2017]
  • Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and Practitioner Briefing Paper [2016]
  • National guidance for child protection in Scotland: guidance for health professionals in Scotland [2012]
  • Yes You Can! - Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Second Edition [2008]

United Arab Emirates

• European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
  • Assessment of the knowledge of United Arab Emirates dentists of Child Maltreatment, protection and safeguarding [2018]

United States of America

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force [2018]
  • Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect [2013]

• American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Child Abuse [2013]

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Guideline on oral and dental aspects of child abuse and neglect [2016]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse [2018]
  • Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect [2017]
  • Global Human Trafficking and Child Victimization [2017]
  • Clinical Considerations Related to the Behavioral Manifestations of Child Maltreatment [2017]
  • Virtual Violence [2016]
  • Psychological Maltreatment [2016]
  • Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities [2016]
  • The Evaluation of Suspected Child Physical Abuse [2015]
  • Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Health Care Needs of Victims [2015]
  • The Pediatrician's Role in Child Maltreatment Prevention [2014]
  • Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse by Health Care Providers [2014]
  • Evaluating Children With Fractures for Child Physical Abuse [2014]
  • Child Abuse, Confidentiality, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [2014]
  • The Evaluation of Children in the Primary Care Setting When Sexual Abuse Is Suspected [2013]
  • Evaluation for Bleeding Disorders in Suspected Child Abuse [2013]
  • Evaluating for Suspected Child Abuse: Conditions That Predispose to Bleeding [2013]
  • Distinguishing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome From Child Abuse Fatalities [2013]
  • Caregiver-Fabricated Illness in a Child: A Manifestation of Child Maltreatment [2013]
  • Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children [2013]
  • Evaluation of Suspected Child Physical Abuse [2012]
  • Failure to Thrive as a Manifestation of Child Neglect [2009]
  • Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse [2009]
  • The Psychological Maltreatment of Children - Technical Report [2006]

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Adult Manifestations of Childhood Sexual Abuse [2011]

• American College of Radiology
  • Suspected Physical Abuse - Child

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CDC Grand Rounds: Creating a Healthier Future Through Prevention of Child Maltreatment [2014]
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention

• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Child Abuse & Neglect

• Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  • Updated Guidelines for the Medical Assessment and Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused [2016]

• Mass.gov
  • Child Abuse and Neglect

• Pediatrics
  • Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment [2013]

• Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
  • Parasite stress promotes homicide and child maltreatment [2011]

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  • Child Maltreatment: Interventions [2018]

Western Pacific

• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Child maltreatment [2016]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • INSPIRE handbook: action for implementing the seven strategies for ending violence against children [2018]
  • Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused [2017]
  • INSPIRE: Seven strategies for Ending Violence Against Children [2016]
  • Child maltreatment: Fact sheet
  • Child maltreatment

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