Research
- Emotional abuse and neglect: Identifying and responding in practice with families - Research in Practice
- Missed Opportunities: indicators of neglect – what is ignored, why, and what can be done? (Research report, November 2014, Brandon, Glaser, Maguire, McCrory, Lushey & Ward)
- Neglect and Serious Case Reviews - A report from the University of East Anglia commissioned by NSPCC
- Learning from serious case reviews: the risks of neglect to babies - Reconstruct Research
- Head and spinal injuries in children
- Thermal injuries on children
- Obstacles to recognition and response to neglect in social care practice - lessons learnt from research: Harriet Ward, Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University
- Evaluation of the Action for Children UK Neglect Project (January 2012) Long, Murphy, Fallon, Livesley. Devitt, McLoughlin & Cavanagh
- In the child’s time: professional responses to neglect (Ofsted March 2014)
- Child Neglect is Everyone’s Business, Achieving a Greater Sense of Shared Responsibility for Tackling Neglect (findings from LARC 6, April 2015)
- Neglected adolescents: recognition and interventions by Reconstruct
- Child Visibility in Cases of Chronic Neglect: Implications for Social Work Practice: by Horwath and Tarr. This paper draws on findings from a qualitative study of child protection planning in cases of chronic child neglect to increase understanding as to why this is the case.
Practice tools
- ESCC Child Neglect Toolkit for Practitioners
- ESCC Child Neglect Matrix
- Neglect Assessment: Brandon et al
Webinars
- Assessing disorganised attachment and maltreatment Messages for practice in child protection - a Research in Practice webinar with David Shemmings
Further reading
To view the following you need a subscription to Child Abuse Review:
“Working Effectively with Neglected Children and their Families – What Needs to Change?”, Farmer & Lutman, Child Abuse Review Vol 23, (2014)
“Intervening with Severely and Chronically Neglected Children and Their Families: The Contribution of Trauma-Informed Approaches”, Milot, St-Laurent & Ethier, Child Abuse Review, 2015
“Grading the Graded Care Profile”, Sen, Green Lister, Ridby & Kendrick, Child Abuse Review, 2014, Vol 23)