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• 1.   The Effects of Maltreatment on Children's Health and Well-Being

  This article provides an overview of all the different types of child maltreatment in terms of characteristics of victims, the range of consequences, mediating factors and types of interventions that may be offered

  

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  Although our society has put in place various forms of legislation to protect children's rights, many children are still subject to various forms of maltreatment such as sexual, physical or emotional abuse and/or physical or emotional neglect. All of these can have serious detrimental effects on the victims. Previous literature in this area has tended to focus on sexual abuse. In more...

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  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 9 Page: 236-250 2003
  Helga Sneddon

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