Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 Dec 1;177(12):1249-1250.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3676.

Using Child Abuse Specialists to Reduce Unnecessary Child Protective Services Reports and Investigations

Mical Raz  1   2 , Josh Gupta-Kagan  3 , Andrea G Asnes  4
Affiliations

Using Child Abuse Specialists to Reduce Unnecessary Child Protective Services Reports and Investigations

Mical Raz et al. JAMA Pediatr. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint informs clinicians of the potential harms of unnecessary reporting of child abuse and highlights the possibility of consulting a child abuse pediatrician prior to reporting in a subset of cases in which the concern for child abuse is low.

PubMed Disclaimer