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Pediatric Response to a Large-Scale Child Protection Intervention
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Lukefahr, James L.; Kellogg, Nancy D.; Anderst, James D.; Gavril, Amy R.; Wehner, Karl K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: In a rural area of the US state of Texas, in April 2008, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) responded to evidence of widespread child abuse in an isolated religious compound by removing 463 individuals into state custody. This mass child protection intervention is the largest such action that has ever occurred…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Intervention, Health Personnel, Resources