Neglect of Young Children in South Africa: Implications for Prevention, Identification, and Intervention.
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| Title: | Neglect of Young Children in South Africa: Implications for Prevention, Identification, and Intervention. |
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| Authors: | Schmidt, Kim, Azzi-Lessing, Lenette |
| Source: | Child Welfare. 2020, Vol. 98 Issue 6, p29-51. 23p. |
| Subjects: | Prevention of child abuse, Focus groups, Child abuse, Disease incidence, Poverty |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| Abstract: | The article examines child neglect among young children in South Africa and presents results from a focus group of home visitors working with the families these of young children. Topics discussed include the high child maltreatment rates in South Africa, the nation's Apartheid past, and how the lack of a clear and consistently used definition of child neglect has harmed children. Inequality in the nation is also discussed at length. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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