Child maltreatment due to neglect (beyond the obvious) (I): child- and environment-related risk factors

M.ª Llanos de la Torre Quiralte^a, Grupo de Trabajo de Pediatría Social y Comunitaria AEPap^b

^aCS Labradores. Logroño. España.
^bÁngel Carrasco Sanz (Pediatra), Antonio Gancedo Baranda (Pediatra), Ignacio Ledesma Benítez (Pediatra), Begoña López Pis (Enfermera de Pediatría), M.ª Ángeles Ordóñez Alonso (Pediatra), Raquel Páez González (Pediatra), Narcisa Palomino Urda (Pediatra), José Ignacio Pérez Candás (Pediatra, Coordinador), Manuela Sánchez Echenique (Pediatra), Aitor San Martín Sagarzazu (MIR-Pediatría), Eva Suárez Vicent (Pediatra), Ignacio Valverde Benítez (Enfermero de Pediatría), Ainhoa Zabaleta Rueda (Pediatra).

Correspondence: MLL de la Torre. E-mail: mpmjlj@gmail.com

Reference of this article: de la Torre Quiralte MLL, Grupo de Trabajo de Pediatría Social y Comunitaria AEPap. Child maltreatment due to neglect (beyond the obvious) (I): child- and environment-related risk factors . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2024;26:431-8. https://doi.org/10.60147/67a5de9f

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Abstract

Neglect as a form of violence against children includes both isolated and repeated incidents of neglect by a parent or caregiver with respect to the child’s development and wellbeing in terms of health care, education, emotional development, nutrition and safe living conditions. This document describes child-related and environment-related risk factors expose children to situations that increase their vulnerability and probability of experiencing maltreatment through neglect. In most cases, the parents or caregivers who neglect the child do so unintentionally and do not seek to cause harm. For this reason, these are situations that may go undetected without proactive assessment.

Keywords

● Environment ● Neglect ● Parents ● Risk factors

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