Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade Workshop Summary (2012) / Chapter Skim
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The views contained in the report are those of individual workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views of all workshop participants, the planning committee, or the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.
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A background paper highlighting major research advances since the publication of the 1993 NRC report was prepared by an independent consultant to inform the workshop discussions; this paper is included in Appendix D In the past two decades, there has also been significant progress in research on child development more generally, but it was beyond the scope of the workshop to consider this broader topic (see Box 1)
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For example, the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine report From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (NRC and IOM, 2000) reviewed studies of early childhood development and their implications for policies and programs that affect the lives of young children.
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ABOUT THIS SUMMARY This document is intended to summarize the presentations and discussions at the IOM/NRC workshop Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Generation. The summary also highlights participant suggestions for future research priorities, policy actions, and practices that would enhance understanding of child maltreatment and efforts to reduce and respond to it.
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Individual states set their own definitions of child abuse and neglect while meeting minimum federal standards. Furthermore, workshop participants noted the research challenges stemming from a lack of consensus on definitions of child abuse and neglect; this is discussed in Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Appendix D, and various other places throughout the workshop discussions.
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States provide their own definitions on child abuse and neglect that meet these minimum standards. Furthermore, there is little consensus on definitions used in research.
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