Strategies for saving and improving children's lives.
At the Child Abuse Recognition, Research, and Education Translation (CARRET) Conference, national child abuse experts representing different disciplines discussed and developed new strategies that would address the barriers to reporting suspected child abuse and improve the protection of children. This article describes the experts' analysis of the barriers to and strategies for improving the outcome for abused children, in addition to the steps planned to facilitate continued action.
Flaherty
Emalee G
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Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. e-flaherty@northwestern.edu
Sege
Robert D
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Hurley
Tammy Piazza
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Baker
Alison
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