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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 2 August 2001, pp. 508-512

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Assessment of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities

Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Committee on Children With Disabilities

Widespread efforts are continuously being made to increase awareness and provide education to pediatricians regarding risk factors of child abuse and neglect. The purpose of this statement is to ensure that children with disabilities are recognized as a population that is also at risk for maltreatment. The need for early recognition and intervention of child abuse and neglect in this population, as well as the ways that a medical home can facilitate the prevention and early detection of child maltreatment, should be acknowledged.

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The following policy statement is a revision:

Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities
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