child neglect

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Learning points

• How to recognise the six categories of neglect: medical, nutritional, emotional, physical, educational and supervisory.
• Why the the simultaneous occurrence of substance misuse, domestic abuse and mental health problems in families puts children at increased risk of significant harm.
• How being neglected affects children – from the prenatal period to adolescence.

Resources in this hub can help you meet point 5 of the Knowledge and skills statement for child and family practitioners: Abuse and neglect of children.

Introduction to neglect

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Child neglect: overview

Lessons from research

Top tips for recognising neglect

Assessments and decision making

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Neglect: risk assessment

Analysis and decision making

How the legal framework influences decision making in neglect

The impact of neglect

Jenny Molloy

Impact of prenatal neglect

Impact of infant neglect: 0 to two years

Impact of neglect on the pre-school child: two to four years

Impact of neglect on the primary school child: five to eleven years

Impact of neglect on the adolescent

Multimedia learning

Learn as a group: understand what neglect felt and looked like for Jenny Molloy

Multimedia learning

Video: interview with Jenny Molloy on her experience of living with neglect

Thresholds and risk factors

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Quiz: legislation, case law and research
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Working with domestic abuse, substance use and mental ill health

Intervening in neglect

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Interactive case scenario
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Neglect cases: a model for concurrent interventions