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Intersection of Disability and Child Abuse in England and the United States

NCJ Number
123840
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 69 Issue: 3 Dated: (May/June 1990) Pages: 253-262
Author(s)
S Cohen; R D Warren
Date Published
1990
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This article reports on the findings of a World Rehabilitation Fund Fellowship study on the intersection of child abuse, family support, and disability in England and compares the results to the American picture in this arena.
Abstract
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 35 persons representing 20 agencies. Data from library research in England and the United States supplemented the information collected through interviews. England has at least one major tool for child abuse prevention that is lacking in the U.S., namely the health visitor system. Because this is a universal outreach service, provided at no cost by nurses with special training in child development and family dynamics who work with individual families from the time a child is born until it reaches age five, serious problems are not readily overlooked or masked. The sexual abuse of children and adolescents with disabilities is of great concern in England; however, this concern is not as obvious in the U.S. 17 references. (Publisher abstract modified)