Support and monitoring of families after child abuse detection based on parental characteristics at the <scp>E</scp>mergency <scp>D</scp>epartment

Diderich, Hester M.; Pannebakker, F.D.; Dechesne, Mark; Buitendijk, S. E.; Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie

doi:10.1111/cch.12201

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“…We found no statistically significant differences in levels of post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression, behavioural problems and health-related quality of life between these children and community reference samples. A recent study of Child Abuse Counseling and Reporting Centre records of the Hague protocol (in which children were identified in the same manner as in our study) found low numbers of children needing support as well (Diderich et al 2015a). However, compared with previous studies, in which high levels of maltreatment and psychosocial impairment were found in children whose parents had similar problems (Diderich et al 2013;Hoytema van Konijnenburg et al 2013;Evans et al 2008;Wood & Sommers 2011;Ammerman et al 2010;Hser et al 2014;Torvik et al 2011), our findings are unexpected.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

“…Both in this study and in an evaluation of the Hague protocol using records to identify children in need of psychosocial support (Diderich et al 2015a), despite methodological limitations that might underestimate some of the symptoms, children identified because their parents visited the emergency department due to serious social problems seem fairly resilient to their parents' problems in the short term and do not experience more psychosocial symptoms than community children. Since the majority of these children are not in current need of specialized treatment, these findings support that it may not be necessary to evaluate all children at a specialized child maltreatment centre at this point.…”

Section: Clinical Impactmentioning

confidence: 91%

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Psychosocial problems of children whose parents visit the emergency department due to intimate partner violence, substance abuse or a suicide attempt

Konijnenburg

Lee

Teeuw

et al. 2016

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

Section: Clinical Impactmentioning

confidence: 91%

Psychosocial problems of children whose parents visit the emergency department due to intimate partner violence, substance abuse or a suicide attempt

Konijnenburg

Lee

Teeuw

et al. 2016

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“…One had witnessed domestic violence. Four had experienced combinations of these types of maltreatment and referral was not substantiated in two cases [ 92 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Literature Review of Attempted Suicide and Offspring

Lunde

Reigstad

Moe

et al. 2018

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Background: Exposure to parental suicide attempt is associated with higher risks of adverse outcomes like lower educational performance, drug abuse and delinquent behavior. When a patient is hospitalized after a suicide attempt, this presents a unique opportunity to identify whether the patient has children, and thereby provide adequate follow-up for both the parent/patient and their children. The objective of this paper was to review the existing literature on follow-up measures for children subjected to parental suicide attempt. Methods: In line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, we conducted a systematic literature search. Results: The search resulted in a total of 1275 article titles, of which all abstracts were screened. Out of these, 72 full text papers were read, and a final four articles were included. Three of the included papers described parts of the same study from an emergency department in The Hague, where a protocol was implemented for monitoring and referring children of parents attempting suicide. The fourth article described the association between maternal attempted suicide and risk of abuse or neglect of their children. Conclusions: The lack of research in this particular area is striking. The circumstances surrounding a parent’s suicide attempt call for appropriate familial care.

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“…Whether or not national protocols improve the reporting process for MRs or help to improve child outcomes would need to be tested. 82–84 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

McTavish¹,

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ObjectiveTo systematically search for research about the effectiveness of mandatory reporting of child maltreatment and to synthesise qualitative research that explores mandated reporters’ (MRs) experiences with reporting.DesignAs no studies assessing the effectiveness of mandatory reporting were retrieved from our systematic search, we conducted a meta-synthesis of retrieved qualitative research. Searches in Medline (Ovid), Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Sociological Abstracts, Education Resources Information Center, Criminal Justice Abstracts and Cochrane Library yielded over 6000 citations, which were deduplicated and then screened by two independent reviewers. English-language, primary qualitative studies that investigated MRs’ experiences with reporting of child maltreatment were included. Critical appraisal involved a modified checklist from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme and qualitative meta-synthesis was used to combine results from the primary studies.SettingAll healthcare and social-service settings implicated by mandatory reporting laws were included. Included studies crossed nine high-income countries (USA, Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, Canada, Norway, Finland, Israel and Cyprus) and three middle-income countries (South Africa, Brazil and El Salvador). Participants: The studies represent the views of 1088 MRs.OutcomesFactors that influence MRs’ decision to report and MRs’ views towards and experiences with mandatory reporting of child maltreatment.ResultsForty-four articles reporting 42 studies were included. Findings indicate that MRs struggle to identify and respond to less overt forms of child maltreatment. While some articles (14%) described positive experiences MRs had with the reporting process, negative experiences were reported in 73% of articles and included accounts of harm to therapeutic relationships and child death following removal from their family of origin.ConclusionsThe findings of this meta-synthesis suggest that there are many potentially harmful experiences associated with mandatory reporting and that research on the effectiveness of this process is urgently needed.

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Support and monitoring of families after child abuse detection based on parental characteristics at the Emergency Department

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Psychosocial problems of children whose parents visit the emergency department due to intimate partner violence, substance abuse or a suicide attempt

Psychosocial problems of children whose parents visit the emergency department due to intimate partner violence, substance abuse or a suicide attempt

Systematic Literature Review of Attempted Suicide and Offspring

Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

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