Risk factors
These can be subdivided into characteristics of:
- the child
- the parent
- the society
NICE suggest risk factors for child maltreatment
"...Examples include
- parental or carer drug or alcohol misuse
- parental or carer mental health problems
- intra-familial violence or history of violent offending
- previous child maltreatment in members of the family
- known maltreatment of animals by the parent or carer
- vulnerable and unsupported parents or carers
- pre-existing disability in the child.."
Reference
- NICE. Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s. Clinical guideline CG89. Published July 2009, last updated October 2017.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Child abuse and neglect. Oct 2017 [internet publication].
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