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JOURNAL OF PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 1-19Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2012.671032
Keywords
child maltreatment; surveillance; fatality
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [200-2005-F-14668]
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Estimated fatalities due to child maltreatment may underestimate the true extent of fatal child maltreatment. Public health surveillance of child maltreatment fatalities can help identify previously undetected cases and inform research, policy, and prevention efforts. A pilot effort in three states offers potentially useful insights for state-level child welfare leaders considering a similar collaboration. Key findings include the added value of using multiple data sources to identify child maltreatment fatalities, the challenges and benefits of engaging multiple disciplines in the surveillance process, and the feasibility of incorporating a common definition of child maltreatment for surveillance purposes.
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