title: Child abuse and neglect services in the occupied Palestinian territory.
abstract: This study in 2005 aimed to investigate the services available for abused and neglected children in the occupied Palestinian territory. Telephone interviews were conducted with 62 institutions from the government, non-profit and private sectors that dealt with child abuse and neglect, of which 58 provided services. Services offered were mainly in psychosocial health. Usually abused children were brought to service providers by family members and teachers. Common types of abuse seen at these institutions were physical, psychological and sexual abuse. Interviewees reported most cases of abuse occurred in the home and at school. Challenges were related mainly to sociocultural issues, training, funding and the military occupation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University Ramallah, Palestine. samia@birzit.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halileh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdullah
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000628:therapy; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D011203:Poverty; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires