title: Child sexual abuse--the Cleveland experience.
abstract: This article discusses the notorious Cleveland child sexual abuse programme. The inherent defects in and adverse consequences of the programme are highlighted, and the lessons to be learned from it spelled out.
authors.affiliation: Harrogate Clinic, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Haslam
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002651:Child Advocacy; D003142:Communication; D003253:Consultants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom