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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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