Practice Guidance

Child neglect: brief overview

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Introduction

Definitions of neglect Neglect as an ‘event’ or a ‘process’ Different types of neglect Legal intervention Definitions of neglect Neglect is complicated. In much of the literature it is distinguished from ‘abuse’, and yet it is a form of abuse, and it can be just as damaging as physical, emotional or sexual abuse. It is […]

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