Preventing Child Deaths

As noted in this Journal, the numbers of children in the UK dying from all causes, including abuse and neglect, appears to be declining (e.g. Pritchard and Williams, 2010). One factor contributing to this trend appears to be the processes that are enacted to review the circumstances of such deaths. The rationale for reviewing such tragic incidents as the death of a child is to better recognise and understand the individual, familial, community and societal factors that influence a child's health, well-being and safety. In doing so, it is hoped that society can better safeguard children and provide for their needs. This book by Sharon Vincent adopts a case study approach to the study of child death review processes in a number of economically developed countries—Australia, England and Wales, New Zealand and North America. The book is based on Vincent's Leverhulme Research Fellowship and builds upon her previous book on exploring the learning that arises from the study of child deaths as a result of abuse or neglect, and the implications for policy and practice (Vincent, 2010)

Child abuse · Child protection · Criminology · Environmental health · Neglect · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Medicine · Psychology

• Understanding child, family, environmental and agency risk factors

  Open Access•Sharon Vincent, Alison Petch•Child & Family Social Work•2016

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• An Exploratory Analysis of Seven Child Welfare Workers who Confused Sids with Child Maltreatment Fatalities

  Emily M Douglas, Melinda Gushwa et al.•Journal of Social Service Research•2020

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• Comparing Possible 'Child-Abuse-Related-Deaths' in England and Wales with the Major Developed Countries 1974-2006

  Cody Pritchard, Richard Williams•The British Journal of Social Work•2010

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