Final Recommendation Statement:

Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment

Final Recommendation Statement: Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on interventions to prevent child maltreatment. The Task Force found that more research is needed on how to prevent child maltreatment before it occurs. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go here. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the November 27 online issue of JAMA.

The Final Recommendation Statement Is Available

FINAL RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY

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Population

Recommendation

Grade

Children and adolescents 18 years and younger

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment.

WHY THIS MATTERS

"Child maltreatment is a serious problem, and no child should suffer from abuse or neglect,” says Task Force member Alex R. Kemper, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. “Unfortunately, we still do not have the evidence we need about what primary care clinicians can do to help prevent child maltreatment before it happens.”