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Child Abuse and Neglect Policy Collection
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Larry W. Desch, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Sheila Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD, FAAP; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Rebecca Greenlee Girardet, MD, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Norell Rosado, MD, FAAP; Dennis Z. Kuo, MD, MHS, FAAP; Susan Apkon, MD, FAAP; Lynn F. Davidson, MD, FAAP; Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, MD, FAAP; Jessica E. A. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAP; Susan L. Hyman, MD, FAAP; Garey H. Noritz, MD, FAAP; Mary O’Connor Leppert, MD, FAAP; Barbara Saunders, DO, FAAP; Christopher Stille, MD, MPH, FAAP; Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2021-050920
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Sandeep K. Narang, MD, JD, FAAP; Amanda Fingarson, DO, FAAP; James Lukefahr, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD, FAAP; CAPT Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Suzanne B. Haney, MD, FAAP; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Bethany Mohr, MD, FAAP; Rebecca L. Moles, MD, FAAP; Shalon Nienow, MD, FAAP; Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2020-0203
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Brooks Keeshin, MD, FAAP; Heather C. Forkey, MD, FAAP; George Fouras, MD, DFAACAP; Harriet L. MacMillan, CM, MD, MSc, FRCPC; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, COUNCIL ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, COMMITTEE ON CHILD MALTREATMENT AND VIOLENCE, COMMITTEE ON ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD, FAAP; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Ann E. Budzak, MD, FAAP, CAPT; Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Suzanne B. Haney, MD, FAAP; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Antoinette Laskey, MD, MPH, MBP, FAAP; Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Rebecca L. Moles, MD, FAAP; Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP; Sarah H. Springer, MD, FAAP; Mary Booth Vaden Greiner, MD, MS, FAAP; David A. Harmon, MD, FAAP; Veronnie Faye Jones, MD, PhD, MSPH, FAAP; Paul J Lee, MD, FAAP; Lisa M. Nalven, MD, MA, FAAP; Linda Davidson Sagor; MD MPH, FAAP; Moira Ann Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP; Jonathan David Thackeray, MD, FAAP; Douglas Waite, MD, FAAP; Lisa Weber Zetley, MD, FAAP; Judith A. Cohen, MD; Jeanette M. Scheid, MD, PhD; Kalpana Miriyala, MD; David Lewis Corwin, MD; Beverly Bryant, MD; Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH; Michael D. De Bellis, MD; Dayna LePlatte-Ogini, MD; Ram Chettiar, DO; Sara Pawlowski, MD; Mikal Hicks-Black, DO; Harry DeCabo; Terry Git Lee, MD; Wynne S. Morgan, MD; Alka Aneja, MD; Imtiaz Basrai, MD; Hanu Damerla, MD; Lisa Durette, MD; Nerissa Galang-Feather, MD; William Lohr, MD; Michael W. Naylor, MD; Megan Baker, MD; Veronica L. Murphy, MD; Sarah Wakefield, MD; Divya Chhabra, MD; Fernando Valles, MPH, MSMS
10.1542/peds.2019-3751
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP; Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; Amanda J. Kay, MD, MPH, FAAP; Erich Batra, MD, FAAP; Section on Child Death Review and Prevention; Rachel Y. Moon, MD, FAAP; Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; Tracey S. Corey, MD; Thomas Andrew, MD; Michael Graham, MD; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD, FAAP; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD, FAAP; Amy R. Gavril, MD, MSCI, FAAP; Amanda Bird Hoffert Gilmartin, MD, FAAP; Suzanne B. Haney, MD, FAAP; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD, FAAP; Antoinette “Toni” Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Lori A. Legano, MD, FAAP; Stephen A. Messner, MD, FAAP; Bethany Anne Mohr, MD, FAAP; Rebecca L. Moles, MD, FAAP; Shalon Marie Nienow, MD, FAAP; Carol Berkowitz, MD, FAAP; Howard Needelman, MD, FAAP; Timothy Corden, MD, MPH, FAAP; Robert Darnall, MD, FAAP; Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP; Michael Goodstein, MD, FAAP; Fern R. Hauck, MD, MS, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2019-2076
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Emalee Flaherty, MD; Lori Legano, MD; Sheila Idzerda, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD; Ann E. Budzak, MD; Amy R. Gavril, MD; Suzanne B. Haney, MD; Antoinette “Toni” Laskey, MD; Stephen A. Messner, MD; Rebecca L. Moles, MD; Vincent J. Palsuci, MD
10.1542/peds.2019-0284
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Robert D. Sege, MD; Benjamin S. Siegel, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; Amy R. Gavril, MD; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD; Antoinette “Toni” Laskey, MD; Lori Anne Legano, MD; John M. Leventhal, MD; James Louis Lukefahr, MD; Michael W. Yogman, MD; Rebecca Baum, MD; Thresia B. Gambon, MD; Arthur Lavin, MD; Gerri Mattson, MD; Raul Montiel-Esparza, MD; Lawrence Sagin Wissow, MD
10.1542/peds.2018-3112
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Cindy W. Christian, MD; Alex V. Levin, MD; COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; SECTION ON OPHTHALMOLOGY; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ORTHOPTISTS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD; Ann E. Budzak, MD; Amy R. Gavril, MD; Suzanne Breen Haney, MD; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD; Antoinette Laskey, MD; Lori A. Legano, MD; Stephen A. Messner, MD; Rebecca L. Moles, MD; Vincent J. Palusci, MD; Daniel J. Karr, MD; Geoffrey E. Bradford, MD; Kanwal Nischal, MD; John Denis Roarty, MD; Steven E. Rubin, MD; Donny Won Suh, MD
10.1542/peds.2018-1411
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Jordan Greenbaum, MD; Nia Bodrick, MD; COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; SECTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD; Antoinette “Toni” Laskey, MD; Lori Anne Legano, MD; John M. Leventhal, MD; Amy R. Gavril, MD; Parminder S. Suchdev, MD; Kevin Joseph Chan, MD; Cynthia Ruth Howard, MD; Patrick T. McGann, MD; Nicole Erin St. Clair, MD; Katherine Yun, MD
10.1542/peds.2017-3138
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Robert D. Sege, MD; Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Committee on Child Maltreatment and Violence; NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; Sheila M. Idzerda, MD; Lori A. Legano, MD; John M. Leventhal, MD; James L. Lukefahr, MD; Robert D. Sege, MD
10.1542/peds.2017-0100
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Jordan Greenbaum, MD; James E. Crawford-Jakubiak, MD; COMMITTEE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; Cindy W. Christian, MD; James E. Crawford-Jakubiak, MD; Emalee G. Flaherty, MD; John M. Leventhal, MD; James L. Lukefahr, MD; Robert D. Sege, MD
10.1542/peds.2014-4138