How Do We Address the Shortage of Child Abuse Pediatricians?
INTRODUCTION Each year in the U.S., there are approximately 4 million reports to Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies for suspected abuse or neglect. 1 Roughly 550,000 children were confirmed as victims by CPS in 2023, including 2,000 fatalities. Medical personnel reported 11.2% of these victims, but many more were reported but not confirmed by CPS. 1
Authors
- Vincent J. Palusci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-6475)
Institutions
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatrics Open Science
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/pedsos.2025-000897
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00