Special
Issue – Preventing Severe Maltreatment-Related Injuries and Fatalities: Applying
a Public Health Framework and Innovative Approaches to Child Protection
Table of Contents:
From the Editor: The
Legend of Mary Ellen Wilson and Etta Wheeler: Child Maltreatment and Protection
Today
Special Foreword:
Preventing Severe Maltreatment-Related Injuries and Fatalities: Applying a
Public Health Framework and Innovative Approaches to Child Protection
Zeinab Chahine, Peter Pecora, and David
Sanders
Section 1:
Public Health Approach and Surveillance
The Public Health
Approach for Understanding and Preventing Child Maltreatment: A Brief Review of
the Literature and a Call to Action
Theresa Covington
Extent and Nature of
Child Maltreatment-Related Fatalities: Implications for Policy and Practice
Jennifer Sheldon-Sherman, Dee Wilson, and
Susan Smith
Preventing Severe and
Fatal Child Maltreatment: Making the Case for the Expanded Use and Integration
of Data
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Joanne N. Wood, John
Fluke, Amanda Yoshioka-Maxwell, and Rachel P. Berger
Advancing Public
Health Surveillance to Estimate Child Maltreatment Fatalities: Review and Recommendations
Patricia G. Schnitzer, Sam P. Gulino,
Ying-Ying T. Yuan
Applying a Public
Health Approach: The Role of State Health Departments in Preventing Maltreatment
and Fatalities of Children
Malia Richmond-Crum, Catherine Joyner, Sally
Fogerty, Mei Ling Ellis, and Janet Saul
Effective Primary
Prevention Programs in Public Health and their Applicability to the Prevention
of Child Maltreatment
Frederick P. Rivara and Brian Johnston
Section 2:
Improving Child Protection
Safety and Risk
Assessment Frameworks: Overview and Implications for Child Maltreatment
Fatalities
Peter J. Pecora, Zeinab Chahine, and J.
Christopher Graham
Innovative
Cross-System and Community Approaches for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Paul DiLorenzo, Catherine Roller White, Alex
Morales, Andrea Paul, and Suma Shaw
Applying Principles
from Safety Science to Improve Child Protection
Michael J. Cull, Tina L. Rzepnicki, Kathryn
O'Day, and Richard A. Epstein
Section 3:
Reframing Perception and Response
Soft is Hardest:
Leading for Learning in Child Protection Services Following a Child Fatality
Andrew Turnell, Eileen Munro, and Terry Murphy
Effective
Communications Strategies: Engaging the Media, Policymakers, and the Public
Allison Blake, Kathy Bonk, Daniel Heimpel, and
Cathy S. Wright
Summary Article
The Road Ahead:
Comprehensive and Innovative Approaches for Improving Safety and Preventing Child
Maltreatment Fatalities
Zeinab Chahine and David
Sanders