First paragraph: Over the last decade awareness of the extent of child neglect has grown
and there is now a significant evidence base about the severe impact of neglect upon …

Neglect is damaging to children in the short and long term. Neglect is associated with some
of the poorest outcomes. It affects children in the early years, but teenage neglect, often …

BACKGROUND The NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Office of
the Senior Practitioner commissioned the Australian Centre for Child Protection to work in …

METHOD The evaluation was based on quantitative recording of the level of concern about
neglect in 14 areas at least on referral and on closure; electronic recording of key …

The experience of chronic neglect is extremely harmful to children's physical, emotional,
cognitive and behavioural development. As an area of research it has been traditionally …

Neglect has a devastating impact on children and is the most pervasive form of child
maltreatment in the United Kingdom. The study purpose was to establish outcomes for …

Neglect is the absence of adequate parental care and supervision. It is the most frequently
reported form of child maltreatment in the UK. Prevalence studies reveal that 6% of adults …

All too often children have to endure chronic lack of physical and emotional care over long
periods of time before they receive help. And too often that help is too little, too late. The …

Neglect is a serious form of child maltreatment that is at least as damaging as physical or
sexual abuse in the long term (Gilbert et al, 2009b). As neglect can be an act/acts of …

First paragraph: Neglect remains the most common form of child mistreatment in the UK. It is
the most common reason for a child being subject to child protection measures. The majority …