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Child abuse in Winnipeg: hospital and community together
Insights
The Child Protection Centre offers a multidisciplinary program for abused children and families. This collaborative approach involving hospitals, child welfare, police, and justice systems ensures effective child protection and care.
Area of Science:
- Child Protection
- Pediatric Healthcare
- Forensic Pediatrics
Background:
- Child abuse (physical, sexual, emotional) presents significant challenges to healthcare and legal systems.
- Effective intervention requires coordinated efforts across multiple disciplines.
- The Winnipeg Children's Hospital established a dedicated program to address these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the program model of the Winnipeg Children's Hospital Child Protection Centre.
- To highlight the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach in child protection cases.
- To demonstrate an effective strategy for the care and protection of abused children and their families.
Main Methods:
- The program employs a multidisciplinary team approach.
- Case management involves collaboration between the hospital, child welfare agencies, police, and the justice system.
- Intervention strategies and treatment plans are developed and implemented collectively.
Main Results:
- The multidisciplinary approach facilitates comprehensive case management.
- Integrated intervention strategies enhance the effectiveness of treatment plans.
- This model is recognized for ensuring the safety and well-being of children.
Conclusions:
- The Child Protection Centre's program effectively addresses the needs of abused children and families.
- A multidisciplinary strategy is crucial for successful child protection.
- This collaborative model represents a best practice in safeguarding children.
Abstract:
The Winnipeg Children's Hospital Child Protection Centre program for helping physically, sexually and emotionally abused children and their families is presented. The Protection Centre strongly advocates and works within a multidisciplinary approach which includes the hospital, child welfare agencies, the police and the justice system in case management and in carrying out intervention strategies and treatment plans. This approach is considered a most effective means of ensuring the care and protection of children.