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Child Neglect

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Neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment in the United States. When intimate partner violence occurs in a home, neglect of the children is often present. The topic of child neglect encompasses physical neglect including nutritional neglect, medical neglect, educational neglect, emotional neglect, and supervisory neglect. Neglect is associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes and can result in language and communication delays and features resembling autism. Neglect can also cause lifelong physical and mental health problems. In this chapter we detail the types of neglect and what medical providers can look for in identifying neglect. Medical providers should evaluate all children from homes with intimate partner violence for signs of child neglect.

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    Sarah Passmore, Lauren Conway & Michael Baxter

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  1. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Robert Geffner

  2. School of Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensbo, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Jacquelyn W. White

  3. Dept of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    L. Kevin Hamberger

  4. Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA

    Alan Rosenbaum

  5. Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Viola Vaughan-Eden

  6. Education and Research, Zero Abuse Project, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Victor I. Vieth

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  1. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Ernestine Briggs

  2. School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Javonda Williams

  3. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School/Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Michelle Clayton

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  5. Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

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Passmore, S., Conway, L., Baxter, M. (2020). Child Neglect. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_253-1

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