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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]
America
- Pan American Health Organization
  - Regional Status Report 2020: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Children in the Americas [2020]
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 in the time of COVID-19 [2021]
  - 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 Health
  - Managing Child Related Allegations, Charges and Convictions Against NSW Health Staff [2020]
  - Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect, and Child, Youth and Families Data Governance [2019]
  - Child Protection Counselling Services Policy and Procedures [2019]
  - 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]
- Queensland Law Handbook
  - Child Protection
- 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]
Baltic countries
- WHO Regional Office for Europe
  - Baltic workshop on building capacity in parenting programmes to prevent violence (2019) [2019]
Canada
- Canadian Paediatric Society
  - The medical evaluation of pre-pubertal children with suspected sexual abuse [2020]
  - 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
  - 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 Journal of Psychiatry
  - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Child Sexual Abuse [2019]
- 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
  - COVID-19 response measures and violence against children [2020]
  - 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
Ireland
- Health Information and Quality Authority
  - Report of the investigation into the management of allegations of child sexual abuse against adults of concern by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) upon the direction of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs [2018]
  - Guidance on an investigation into the management of allegations of child sexual abuse [2017]
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]
South-Eastern Europe
- WHO Regional Office for Europe
  - Meeting report: Consultation in south-eastern Europe on WHO guidelines for the health sector response to child maltreatment (2019) [2019]
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
- GG&C Paediatric Guidelines
  - Recognition and management of maltreatment in infants (children under the age of 1) [2018]
- 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 abuse and neglect [2019]
  - Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s [2017]
- Public Health England
  - Preventing offending and re-offending by children
- 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]
- Society of Radiographers
  - The radiological investigation of suspected physical abuse in children [2018]
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: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2018]
  - Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect [2013]
- American Academy of Family Physicians
  - Child Abuse [2019]
- American Academy of Pediatrics
  - Runaway Youth: Caring for the Nation’s Largest Segment of Missing Children [2020]
  - Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication [2020]
  - Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children [2020]
  - Ongoing Pediatric Health Care for the Child Who Has Been Maltreated [2019]
  - Identifying Child Abuse Fatalities During Infancy [2019]
  - 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]
  - 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
  - Human Trafficking [2019]
  - Adult Manifestations of Childhood Sexual Abuse [2011]
- American College of Radiology
  - Suspected Physical Abuse - Child
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  - Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suspected or Confirmed Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–September 2020 [2020]
  - Vital Signs: Estimated Proportion of Adult Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Prevention — 25 States, 2015–2017 [2019]
  - 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
  - Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020 [2020]
  - WHO Guidelines for the health sector response to child maltreatment [2019]
  - 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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