MISSOURI - STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON IDENTIFICATION, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 16-17, 1976

• NCJ Number: 40870
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 78 pages
• Grant Number(s): 7-C-28-A
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Missouri Dept of Social Services; Missouri Governor's Cmtte for Children and Youth
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THESE SEVEN CONFERENCE ADDRESSES DEAL WITH IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MEDICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF IDENTIFICATION.

Abstract

THE STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WAS SPONSORED BY THE DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE TARGET AUDIENCE WERE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF OF THE DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES AND ALL MANDATED REPORTERS. THE CONFERENCE SPEECHES CONCERNED SUCH SUBJECTS AS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MISSOURI CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT LAW, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND TRENDS IN CHILD ABUSE, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILD ABUSE, AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CHILD IN COURT, THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A COPY OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND THE TEXT OF THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT LAW....DMC