Levels | Approaches to end child abuse |
Individual and family | · Perinatal screening procedures · Parent and carer training (non-violence parenting practices, child development) · Early home visitation efforts · Family support and preservation services · Strength-based family practices · Services for children traumatised by abuse and neglect · Services for parents who were abused as children · Services for children who witness or experience family, school or community/societal violence and abuse · Child education about personal safety · Early childhood care and education |
Medical and health | · Training for health care professionals · Screening by health care professionals · Integration in education and relevant curriculums |
Legal | · Local and national policies and initiatives · Mandatory reporting · Child-protection services · Child abuse and fatality specialised investigative teams · Prosecution policies and laws · Mandatory treatment for offenders |
Community | · School and educational programmes · Community campaigns to change community attitudes and behaviour · Media and social marketing campaigns and approaches (e.g., eradicate cultural acceptance of violence) |
Society (local and national) | · Address poverty and employment opportunities (economic conditions) · Improve educational systems · Improve childcare services · Social-justice approaches to address various disadvantages including reducing social and health inequalities · Public-health strategies and efforts · Primary prevention and public-health models |
Society (global community) | · UNCRC · International laws prohibiting child abuse and neglect in all its forms (e.g., child sex trafficking, community/military violence) |