title: Interprofessional collaboration in the detection of and early intervention in child maltreatment: employees' experiences.
abstract: Child maltreatment is a global problem and a multidimensional phenomenon occurring in all social classes. This study depicts interprofessional collaboration associated with the detection of and early intervention in child maltreatment taking place in the family. The data were collected in a large Finnish city, Tampere (207 866 citizens). A survey was administered to employees in day care, basic education, social and health services, and police (n = 865). The results indicate that interprofessional collaboration associated with the detection of and intervention in child maltreatment was best accomplished by social service employees and police personnel. Employees in day care, basic education, health services, and police had little knowledge of the methods used in other units. The most support for collaboration was reported by employees in social services and day care. The results provide basic knowledge of interprofessional collaboration associated with child maltreatment between the agencies involved in the study. The research evidence can also be utilized in an international context when developing collaboration between different fields.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences (Nursing Science), University of Tampere, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland ; Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Hyvinkää Hospital, Sairaalankatu 1, FI-05850 Hyvinkää, Finland.
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inkilä
authors.forename: Aune
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flinck
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luukkaala
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astedt-Kurki
authors.forename: Eija
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paavilainen