title: Child maltreatment and domestic violence: human services issues.
abstract: A significant number of family violence cases involve what are called co-occurring cases of violence. What this means is that if a child is being maltreated, there is a high likelihood that domestic violence is also occurring between the parents. When these cases occur, several different human services systems may get involved. This paper examines the concept of co-occurring violence and addresses the fragmented response system. Suggestions for improving the response to co-occurring violence are provided.
authors.affiliation: Human Services Program, Old Dominion University, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Dohee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim-Appel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration