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<ul id="cha.l3"><li id="cha.lt5" class="half_rhythm"><div>risk factors for child maltreatment, which are well recognised. Examples include
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<dl id="cha.l4" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt6"><p class="no_top_margin">parental or carer drug or alcohol misuse</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt7"><p class="no_top_margin">parental or carer mental health problems</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt8"><p class="no_top_margin">intra-familial violence or history of violent offending</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt9"><p class="no_top_margin">previous child maltreatment in members of the family</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt10"><p class="no_top_margin">known maltreatment of animals by the parent or carer</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt11"><p class="no_top_margin">vulnerable and unsupported parents or carers</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt12"><p class="no_top_margin">pre-existing disability in the child</p></dd></dl></div></li><li id="cha.lt13" class="half_rhythm"><div>protection of the unborn child</div></li><li id="cha.lt14" class="half_rhythm"><div>children who have died as a result of child maltreatment<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn2">[2]</a></sup></div></li><li id="cha.lt15" class="half_rhythm"><div>diagnostic assessment and investigations (for example, X-rays)</div></li><li id="cha.lt16" class="half_rhythm"><div>treatment and care of the child if maltreatment is suspected</div></li><li id="cha.lt17" class="half_rhythm"><div>how healthcare professionals should proceed once they suspect maltreatment</div></li><li id="cha.lt18" class="half_rhythm"><div>healthcare professionals’ competency, training and behaviour</div></li><li id="cha.lt19" class="half_rhythm"><div>service organisation</div></li><li id="cha.lt20" class="half_rhythm"><div>child protection procedures</div></li><li id="cha.lt21" class="half_rhythm"><div>communication of suspicions to parents or carers, or the child or young person</div></li><li id="cha.lt22" class="half_rhythm"><div>education and information for parents or carers, or the child or young person.</div></li></ul></p></div><div id="cha.s2.3"><h3>Communicating with and about the child or young person</h3><p>Good communication between healthcare professionals and the child or young person, as well as with their families and carers, is essential. Communication should take into account additional needs such as physical, sensory or learning disabilities, or the inability to speak or read English. Consideration should be given to cultural needs of children or young people and their families and carers.</p><p>If healthcare professionals have concerns about sharing information with others, they should obtain advice from named or designated professionals for safeguarding children. If concerns are based on information given by a child, healthcare professionals should explain to the child when they are unable to maintain confidentiality, explore the child’s concerns about sharing this information and reassure the child that they will continue to be kept informed about what is happening. When gathering collateral information from other health disciplines and other agencies, professionals need to use judgement about whether to explain to the family the need to gather this information for the overall assessment of the child.</p></div><div id="cha.s2.4"><h3>Potential obstacles to recognising and responding to possible maltreatment</h3><p>Healthcare professionals may come across many different obstacles in the process of identifying maltreatment but these should not prevent them from following the appropriate course of action to prevent further harm to the child or young person. Examples of potential obstacles include the following:
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<ul id="cha.l5"><li id="cha.lt23" class="half_rhythm"><div>Concern about missing a treatable disorder.</div></li><li id="cha.lt24" class="half_rhythm"><div>Healthcare professionals are used to working with parents and carers in the care of children and fear losing a positive relationship with a family already under their care.</div></li><li id="cha.lt25" class="half_rhythm"><div>Discomfort of disbelieving, thinking ill of, suspecting or wrongly blaming a parent or carer.</div></li><li id="cha.lt26" class="half_rhythm"><div>Divided duties to adult and child patients and breaching confidentiality.</div></li><li id="cha.lt27" class="half_rhythm"><div>An understanding of the reasons why the maltreatment might have occurred, and that there was no intention to harm the child.</div></li><li id="cha.lt28" class="half_rhythm"><div>Losing control over the child protection process and doubts about its benefits.</div></li><li id="cha.lt29" class="half_rhythm"><div>Stress.</div></li><li id="cha.lt30" class="half_rhythm"><div>Personal safety.</div></li><li id="cha.lt31" class="half_rhythm"><div>Fear of complaints.</div></li></ul></p></div></div><div id="cha.s3"><h2 id="_cha_s3_">1. Guidance</h2><p>The following guidance is based on the best available evidence. The <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg89/evidence" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">full guidance</a> gives details of the methods and the evidence used to develop the guidance.</p><div id="cha.s3.1"><h3>Definitions of terms used in this guidance</h3><p>The alerting features in this guidance have been divided into two, according to the level of concern, with recommendations to either ‘consider’ or ‘suspect’ maltreatment.</p><div id="cha.s3.1.1"><h4>Consider</h4><p>For the purposes of this guidance, to consider child maltreatment means that maltreatment is one possible explanation for the alerting feature or is included in the differential diagnosis.</p></div><div id="cha.s3.1.2"><h4>Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements</h4><p>The responsibility for these arrangements is with 3 safeguarding partners: the local authority, clinical commissioning group for an area, and the chief officer of police for a police area. They have a shared and equal duty to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in a local area.</p></div><div id="cha.s3.1.3"><h4>Suspect</h4><p>For the purposes of this guidance, to suspect child maltreatment means a serious level of concern about the possibility of child maltreatment but is not proof of it.</p></div><div id="cha.s3.1.4"><h4>Unsuitable explanation</h4><p>For the purposes of this guidance, an unsuitable explanation for an injury or presentation is one that is implausible, inadequate or inconsistent:
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<ul id="cha.l6"><li id="cha.lt32" class="half_rhythm"><div>with the child or young person’s
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<dl id="cha.l7" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt33"><p class="no_top_margin">presentation</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt34"><p class="no_top_margin">normal activities</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt35"><p class="no_top_margin">existing medical condition</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt36"><p class="no_top_margin">age or developmental stage</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt37"><p class="no_top_margin">account compared to that given by parent and carers</p></dd></dl></div></li><li id="cha.lt38" class="half_rhythm"><div>between parents or carers</div></li><li id="cha.lt39" class="half_rhythm"><div>between accounts over time.</div></li></ul>
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<blockquote><p>An explanation based on cultural practice is also unsuitable because this should not justify hurting a child or young person.</p></blockquote></p></div></div><div id="cha.s3.2"><h3>Using this guidance</h3><p>If a healthcare professional encounters an alerting feature of possible child maltreatment that prompts them to consider, suspect or exclude child maltreatment as a possible explanation, it is good practice to follow the process outlined in 1–5 below (see also Appendix C):</p><div id="cha.s3.2.1"><h4>1. Listen and observe</h4><p>Identifying or excluding child maltreatment involves piecing together information from many sources so that the whole picture of the child or young person is taken into account. This information may come from different sources and agencies and includes:
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<ul id="cha.l8"><li id="cha.lt40" class="half_rhythm"><div>any history that is given</div></li><li id="cha.lt41" class="half_rhythm"><div>report of maltreatment, or disclosure from a child or young person or third party<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn3">[3]</a></sup></div></li><li id="cha.lt42" class="half_rhythm"><div>child’s appearance</div></li><li id="cha.lt43" class="half_rhythm"><div>child’s behaviour or demeanour</div></li><li id="cha.lt44" class="half_rhythm"><div>symptom</div></li><li id="cha.lt45" class="half_rhythm"><div>physical sign</div></li><li id="cha.lt46" class="half_rhythm"><div>result of an investigation</div></li><li id="cha.lt47" class="half_rhythm"><div>interaction between the parent or carer and child or young person.</div></li></ul></p></div><div id="cha.s3.2.2"><h4>2. Seek an explanation</h4><p>Seek an explanation for any injury or presentation from both the parent or carer and the child or young person in an open and non-judgemental manner.</p><div id="cha.s3.2.2.1"><h5>Disability</h5><p>Alerting features of maltreatment in children with disabilities may also be features of the disability, making identification of maltreatment more difficult.</p><p>Healthcare professionals may need to seek appropriate expertise if they are concerned about a child or young person with a disability.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s3.2.3"><h4>3. Record</h4><ul id="cha.l9"><li id="cha.lt48" class="half_rhythm"><div>Record in the child or young person’s clinical record exactly what is observed and heard from whom and when.</div></li><li id="cha.lt49" class="half_rhythm"><div>Record why this is of concern.</div></li></ul><blockquote><p>At this point the healthcare professional may consider, suspect or exclude child maltreatment from the differential diagnosis.</p></blockquote></div><div id="cha.s3.2.4"><h4>4. Consider, suspect or exclude maltreatment</h4><div id="cha.s3.2.4.1"><h5>Consider</h5><p>At any stage during the process of considering maltreatment the level of concern may change and lead to exclude or suspect maltreatment.</p><p>When hearing about or observing an alerting feature in the guidance:
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<ul id="cha.l10"><li id="cha.lt50" class="half_rhythm"><div>look for other alerting features of maltreatment in the child or young person’s history, presentation or parent– or carer–interaction with the child or young person now or in the past.</div></li></ul>
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<blockquote><p>Then do one or more of the following:</p></blockquote>
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<ul id="cha.l11"><li id="cha.lt51" class="half_rhythm"><div>Discuss your concerns with a more experienced colleague, a community paediatrician, child and adolescent mental health service colleague, or a named or designated professional for safeguarding children.</div></li><li id="cha.lt52" class="half_rhythm"><div>Gather collateral information from other agencies and health disciplines, having used professional judgement about whether to explain the need to gather this information for an overall assessment of the child.</div></li><li id="cha.lt53" class="half_rhythm"><div>Ensure review of the child or young person at a date appropriate to the concern, looking out for repeated presentations of this or any other alerting features.</div></li></ul></p></div><div id="cha.s3.2.4.2"><h5>Suspect</h5><p>If an alerting feature or considering child maltreatment prompts a healthcare professional to suspect child maltreatment they should refer the child or young person to children’s social care, following local multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>This may trigger a child protection investigation, supportive services may be offered to the family following an assessment or alternative explanations may be identified.</p></div><div id="cha.s3.2.4.3"><h5>Exclude</h5><p>Exclude maltreatment when a suitable explanation is found for alerting features. This may be the decision following discussion of the case with a more experienced colleague or after gathering collateral information as part of considering child maltreatment.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s3.2.5"><h4>5. Record</h4><p>Record all actions taken in 4 and the outcome.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s3.3"><h3>1.1. Physical features</h3><div id="cha.s3.3.1"><h4>Bruises</h4><dl id="cha.l12" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.1.</dt><dd id="cha.lt54"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child or young person has bruising in the shape of a hand, ligature, stick, teeth mark, grip or implement.</p></dd><dt>1.1.2.</dt><dd id="cha.lt55"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if there is bruising or petechiae (tiny red or purple spots) that are not caused by a medical condition (for example, a causative coagulation disorder) and if the explanation for the bruising is unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>. Examples include:
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<ul id="cha.l13"><li id="cha.lt56" class="half_rhythm"><div>bruising in a child who is not independently mobile</div></li><li id="cha.lt57" class="half_rhythm"><div>multiple bruises or bruises in clusters</div></li><li id="cha.lt58" class="half_rhythm"><div>bruises of a similar shape and size</div></li><li id="cha.lt59" class="half_rhythm"><div>bruises on any non-bony part of the body or face including the eyes, ears and buttocks</div></li><li id="cha.lt60" class="half_rhythm"><div>bruises on the neck that look like attempted strangulation</div></li><li id="cha.lt61" class="half_rhythm"><div>bruises on the ankles and wrists that look like ligature marks.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.2"><h4>Bites</h4><dl id="cha.l14" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.3.</dt><dd id="cha.lt62"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if there is a report or appearance of a human bite mark that is thought unlikely to have been caused by a young child.</p></dd><dt>1.1.4.</dt><dd id="cha.lt63"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if there is a report or appearance of an animal bite on a child who has been inadequately supervised.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.3"><h4>Lacerations (cuts), abrasions and scars</h4><dl id="cha.l15" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.5.</dt><dd id="cha.lt64"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has lacerations, abrasions or scars and the explanation is unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>. Examples include lacerations, abrasions or scars:
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<ul id="cha.l16"><li id="cha.lt65" class="half_rhythm"><div>on a child who is not independently mobile</div></li><li id="cha.lt66" class="half_rhythm"><div>that are multiple</div></li><li id="cha.lt67" class="half_rhythm"><div>with a symmetrical distribution</div></li><li id="cha.lt68" class="half_rhythm"><div>on areas usually protected by clothing (for example, back, chest, abdomen, axilla, genital area)</div></li><li id="cha.lt69" class="half_rhythm"><div>on the eyes, ears and sides of face</div></li><li id="cha.lt70" class="half_rhythm"><div>on the neck, ankles and wrists that look like ligature marks.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.4"><h4>Thermal injuries</h4><dl id="cha.l17" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.6.</dt><dd id="cha.lt71"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has burn or scald injuries:
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<ul id="cha.l18"><li id="cha.lt72" class="half_rhythm"><div>if the explanation for the injury is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup> or</div></li><li id="cha.lt73" class="half_rhythm"><div>if the child is not independently mobile or</div></li><li id="cha.lt74" class="half_rhythm"><div>on any soft tissue area that would not be expected to come into contact with a hot object in an accident (for example, the backs of hands, soles of feet, buttocks, back) or</div></li><li id="cha.lt75" class="half_rhythm"><div>in the shape of an implement (for example, cigarette, iron) or</div></li><li id="cha.lt76" class="half_rhythm"><div>that indicate forced immersion, for example:
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<dl id="cha.l19" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt77"><p class="no_top_margin">scalds to buttocks, perineum and lower limbs</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt78"><p class="no_top_margin">scalds to limbs in a glove or stocking distribution</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt79"><p class="no_top_margin">scalds to limbs with symmetrical distribution</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt80"><p class="no_top_margin">scalds with sharply delineated borders.</p></dd></dl></div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.5"><h4>Cold injury</h4><dl id="cha.l20" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.7.</dt><dd id="cha.lt81"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child has cold injuries (for example, swollen, red hands or feet) with no obvious medical explanation.</p></dd><dt>1.1.8.</dt><dd id="cha.lt82"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child presents with hypothermia and the explanation is unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.6"><h4>Fractures</h4><dl id="cha.l21" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.9.</dt><dd id="cha.lt83"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has one or more fractures in the absence of a medical condition that predisposes to fragile bones (for example, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopenia of prematurity) or if the explanation is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>. Presentations include:
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<ul id="cha.l22"><li id="cha.lt84" class="half_rhythm"><div>fractures of different ages</div></li><li id="cha.lt85" class="half_rhythm"><div>X-ray evidence of occult fractures (fractures identified on X-rays that were not clinically evident). For example, rib fractures in infants.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.7"><h4>Intracranial injuries</h4><dl id="cha.l23" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.10.</dt><dd id="cha.lt86"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has an intracranial injury in the absence of major confirmed accidental trauma or known medical cause, in one or more of the following circumstances:
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<ul id="cha.l24"><li id="cha.lt87" class="half_rhythm"><div>the explanation is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup></div></li><li id="cha.lt88" class="half_rhythm"><div>the child is aged under 3 years</div></li><li id="cha.lt89" class="half_rhythm"><div>there are also:
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<dl id="cha.l25" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt90"><p class="no_top_margin">retinal haemorrhages <b>or</b></p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt91"><p class="no_top_margin">rib or long bone fractures <b>or</b></p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt92"><p class="no_top_margin">other associated inflicted injuries</p></dd></dl></div></li><li id="cha.lt93" class="half_rhythm"><div>there are multiple subdural haemorrhages with or without subarachnoid haemorrhage with or without hypoxic ischaemic damage (damage due to lack of blood and oxygen supply) to the brain.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.8"><h4>Eye trauma</h4><dl id="cha.l26" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.11.</dt><dd id="cha.lt94"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has retinal haemorrhages or injury to the eye in the absence of major confirmed accidental trauma or a known medical explanation, including birth-related causes.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.9"><h4>Spinal injuries</h4><dl id="cha.l27" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.12.</dt><dd id="cha.lt95"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect physical abuse if a child presents with signs of a spinal injury (injury to vertebrae or within the spinal canal) in the absence of major confirmed accidental trauma. Spinal injury may present as:
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<ul id="cha.l28"><li id="cha.lt96" class="half_rhythm"><div>a finding on skeletal survey or magnetic resonance imaging</div></li><li id="cha.lt97" class="half_rhythm"><div>cervical injury in association with inflicted head injury</div></li><li id="cha.lt98" class="half_rhythm"><div>thoracolumbar injury in association with focal neurology or unexplained kyphosis (curvature or deformity of the spine).</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.10"><h4>Visceral injuries</h4><dl id="cha.l29" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.13.</dt><dd id="cha.lt99"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has an intra-abdominal or intrathoracic injury in the absence of major confirmed accidental trauma and there is an absent or unsuitable explanation<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>, or a delay in presentation. There may be no external bruising or other injury.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.11"><h4>Oral injury</h4><dl id="cha.l30" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.14.</dt><dd id="cha.lt100"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child has an oral injury and the explanation is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.12"><h4>General injuries</h4><dl id="cha.l31" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.15.</dt><dd id="cha.lt101"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if there is no suitable explanation for a serious or unusual injury.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.13"><h4>Ano-genital signs and symptoms</h4><dl id="cha.l32" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.16.</dt><dd id="cha.lt102"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect sexual abuse if a girl or boy has a genital, anal or perianal injury (as evidenced by bruising, laceration, swelling or abrasion) and the explanation is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup>.</p></dd><dt>1.1.17.</dt><dd id="cha.lt103"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect sexual abuse if a girl or boy has a persistent or recurrent genital or anal symptom (for example, bleeding or discharge) that is associated with behavioural or emotional change and that has no medical explanation.</p></dd><dt>1.1.18.</dt><dd id="cha.lt104"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect sexual abuse if a girl or boy has an anal laceration, and constipation, Crohn’s disease and passing hard stools have been excluded as the cause.</p></dd><dt>1.1.19.</dt><dd id="cha.lt105"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if an anus exhibiting dynamic anal dilation in a girl or boy is observed during an examination and there is no medical explanation (for example, a neurological disorder or severe constipation).</p></dd><dt>1.1.20.</dt><dd id="cha.lt106"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a girl or boy has a genital or anal symptom (for example, bleeding or discharge) without a medical explanation.</p></dd><dt>1.1.21.</dt><dd id="cha.lt107"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a girl or boy has dysuria (discomfort on passing urine) or ano-genital discomfort that is persistent or recurrent and does not have a medical explanation (for example, worms, urinary infection, skin conditions, poor hygiene or known allergies).</p></dd><dt>1.1.22.</dt><dd id="cha.lt108"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if there is evidence of one or more foreign bodies in the vagina or anus. Foreign bodies in the vagina may be indicated by offensive vaginal discharge.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.3.14"><h4>Sexually transmitted infections</h4><dl id="cha.l33" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.1.23.</dt><dd id="cha.lt109"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a child younger than 13 years has hepatitis B unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth, non-sexual transmission from a member of the household or blood contamination.</p></dd><dt>1.1.24.</dt><dd id="cha.lt110"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a child younger than 13 years has anogenital warts unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth or non-sexual transmission from a member of the household.</p></dd><dt>1.1.25.</dt><dd id="cha.lt111"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect sexual abuse if a child younger than 13 years has gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis C, HIV or trichomonas infection unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth or blood contamination.</p></dd><dt>1.1.26.</dt><dd id="cha.lt112"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 13 to 15 years has hepatitis B unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth, non-sexual transmission from a member of the household, blood contamination or that the infection was acquired from consensual sexual activity with a peer.</p></dd><dt>1.1.27.</dt><dd id="cha.lt113"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 13 to 15 years has anogenital warts unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth, non-sexual transmission from a member of the household, or that the infection was acquired from consensual sexual activity with a peer.</p></dd><dt>1.1.28.</dt><dd id="cha.lt114"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 13 to 15 years has gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis C, HIV or trichomonas infection unless there is clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth, blood contamination, or that the sexually transmitted infection (STI) was acquired from consensual sexual activity with a peer<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn5">[5]</a></sup>.</p></dd><dt>1.1.29.</dt><dd id="cha.lt115"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 16 or 17 years has hepatitis B and there is:
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<ul id="cha.l34"><li id="cha.lt116" class="half_rhythm"><div>no clear evidence of mother-to-child transmission during birth, non-sexual transmission from a member of the household, blood contamination or that the infection was acquired from consensual sexual activity <b>and</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt117" class="half_rhythm"><div>a clear difference in power or mental capacity between the young person and their sexual partner, in particular when the relationship is incestuous or is with a person in a position of trust (for example, teacher, sports coach, minister of religion) <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt118" class="half_rhythm"><div>concern that the young person is being exploited.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.1.30.</dt><dd id="cha.lt119"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 16 or 17 years has anogenital warts and there is:
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<ul id="cha.l35"><li id="cha.lt120" class="half_rhythm"><div>no clear evidence of non-sexual transmission from a member of the household or that the infection was acquired from consensual sexual activity <b>and</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt121" class="half_rhythm"><div>a clear difference in power or mental capacity between the young person and their sexual partner, in particular when the relationship is incestuous or is with a person in a position of trust (for example, teacher, sports coach, minister of religion) <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt122" class="half_rhythm"><div>concern that the young person is being exploited.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.1.31.</dt><dd id="cha.lt123"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young person aged 16 or 17 years has gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, genital herpes, hepatitis C, HIV or trichomonas infection and there is:
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<ul id="cha.l36"><li id="cha.lt124" class="half_rhythm"><div>no clear evidence of blood contamination or that the STI was acquired from consensual sexual activity <b>and</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt125" class="half_rhythm"><div>a clear difference in power or mental capacity between the young person and their sexual partner, in particular when the relationship is incestuous or is with a person in a position of trust (for example, teacher, sports coach, minister of religion) <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt126" class="half_rhythm"><div>concern that the young person is being exploited.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div></div><div id="cha.s3.4"><h3>1.2. Clinical presentations</h3><div id="cha.s3.4.1"><h4>Pregnancy</h4><dl id="cha.l37" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.1.</dt><dd id="cha.lt127"><p class="no_top_margin">Be aware that sexual intercourse with a child younger than 13 years is unlawful and therefore pregnancy in such a child means the child has been maltreated<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn6">[6]</a></sup>.</p></dd><dt>1.2.2.</dt><dd id="cha.lt128"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young woman aged 13 to 15 years is pregnant<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn7">[7]</a></sup>.</p></dd><dt>1.2.3.</dt><dd id="cha.lt129"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider sexual abuse if a young woman aged 16 or 17 years is pregnant and there is:
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<ul id="cha.l38"><li id="cha.lt130" class="half_rhythm"><div>a clear difference in power or mental capacity between the young woman and the putative father, in particular when the relationship is incestuous or is with a person in a position of trust (for example, teacher, sports coach, minister of religion) <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt131" class="half_rhythm"><div>concern that the young woman is being exploited <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt132" class="half_rhythm"><div>concern that the sexual activity was not consensual.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.4.2"><h4>Apparent life-threatening event</h4><dl id="cha.l39" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.4.</dt><dd id="cha.lt133"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has repeated apparent life-threatening events, the onset is witnessed only by one parent or carer and a medical explanation has not been identified.</p></dd><dt>1.2.5.</dt><dd id="cha.lt134"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if an infant has an apparent life-threatening event with bleeding from the nose or mouth and a medical explanation has not been identified.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.4.3"><h4>Poisoning</h4><dl id="cha.l40" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.6.</dt><dd id="cha.lt135"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment in cases of poisoning in children if:
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<ul id="cha.l41"><li id="cha.lt136" class="half_rhythm"><div>there is a report of deliberate administration of inappropriate substances, including prescribed and non-prescribed drugs <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt137" class="half_rhythm"><div>there are unexpected blood levels of drugs not prescribed for the child <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt138" class="half_rhythm"><div>there is reported or biochemical evidence of ingestions of one or more toxic substances <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt139" class="half_rhythm"><div>the child was unable to access the substance independently <b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt140" class="half_rhythm"><div>the explanation for the poisoning or how the substance came to be in the child is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup><b>or</b></div></li><li id="cha.lt141" class="half_rhythm"><div>there have been repeated presentations of ingestions in the child or other children in the household.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.2.7.</dt><dd id="cha.lt142"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment in cases of hypernatraemia (abnormally high levels of sodium in the blood) and a medical explanation has not been identified.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.4.4"><h4>Non-fatal submersion injury</h4><dl id="cha.l42" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.8.</dt><dd id="cha.lt143"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child has a non-fatal submersion incident (near-drowning) and the explanation is absent or unsuitable<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn4">[4]</a></sup> or if the child’s presentation is inconsistent with the account.</p></dd><dt>1.2.9.</dt><dd id="cha.lt144"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a non-fatal submersion incident suggests a lack of supervision.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.4.5"><h4>Attendance at medical services</h4><dl id="cha.l43" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.10.</dt><dd id="cha.lt145"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if there is an unusual pattern of presentation to and contact with healthcare providers, or there are frequent presentations or reports of injuries.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.4.6"><h4>Fabricated or induced illness</h4><dl id="cha.l44" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.11.</dt><dd id="cha.lt146"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider fabricated or induced illness if a child’s history, physical or psychological presentations or findings of assessments, examinations or investigations leads to a discrepancy with a recognised clinical picture. Fabricated or induced illness is a possible explanation even if the child has a past or concurrent physical or psychological condition.</p></dd><dt>1.2.12.</dt><dd id="cha.lt147"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect fabricated or induced illness if a child’s history, physical or psychological presentations or findings of assessments, examinations or investigations leads to a discrepancy with a recognised clinical picture and one or more of the following is present:
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<ul id="cha.l45"><li id="cha.lt148" class="half_rhythm"><div>Reported symptoms and signs only appear or reappear when the parent or carer is present.</div></li><li id="cha.lt149" class="half_rhythm"><div>Reported symptoms are only observed by the parent or carer.</div></li><li id="cha.lt150" class="half_rhythm"><div>An inexplicably poor response to prescribed medication or other treatment.</div></li><li id="cha.lt151" class="half_rhythm"><div>New symptoms are reported as soon as previous ones have resolved.</div></li><li id="cha.lt152" class="half_rhythm"><div>There is a history of events that is biologically unlikely (for example, infants with a history of very large blood losses who do not become unwell or anaemic).</div></li><li id="cha.lt153" class="half_rhythm"><div>Despite a definitive clinical opinion being reached, multiple opinions from both primary and secondary care are sought and disputed by the parent or carer and the child continues to be presented for investigation and treatment with a range of signs and symptoms.</div></li><li id="cha.lt154" class="half_rhythm"><div>The child’s normal daily activities (for example, school attendance) are being compromised, or the child is using aids to daily living (for example, wheelchairs) more than would be expected for any medical condition that the child has.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl><p>Fabricated or induced illness is a likely explanation even if the child has a past or concurrent physical or psychological condition.</p></div><div id="cha.s3.4.7"><h4>Inappropriately explained poor school attendance</h4><dl id="cha.l46" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.2.13.</dt><dd id="cha.lt156"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child has poor school attendance that the parents or carers know about that has no justification on health, including mental health, grounds and home education is not being provided.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div id="cha.s3.5"><h3>1.3. Neglect – failure of provision and failure of supervision</h3><p>Neglect is a situation involving risk to the child or young person. It is the persistent failure to meet the child or young person’s basic physical or psychological needs that is likely to result in the serious impairment of their health or development. This may or may not be deliberate. There are differences in how parents and carers choose to raise their children, including the choices they make about their children’s healthcare. However, failure to recognise and respond to the child or young person’s needs may amount to neglect.</p><p>There is no diagnostic gold standard for neglect and therefore decision-making in situations of apparent neglect can be very difficult and thresholds hard to establish. It is essential to place the child or young person at the centre of the assessment.</p><div id="cha.s3.5.1"><h4>Provision of basic needs</h4><dl id="cha.l47" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.3.1.</dt><dd id="cha.lt157"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if a child has severe and persistent infestations, such as scabies or head lice.</p></dd><dt>1.3.2.</dt><dd id="cha.lt158"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if a child’s clothing or footwear is consistently inappropriate (for example, for the weather or the child’s size).</p><p>Take into account that instances of inadequate clothing that have a suitable explanation (for example, a sudden change in the weather, slippers worn because they were closest to hand when leaving the house in a rush) or resulting from behaviour associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism would not be alerting features for possible neglect.</p></dd><dt>1.3.3.</dt><dd id="cha.lt159"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect neglect if a child is persistently smelly and dirty.</p><p>Take into account that children often become dirty and smelly during the course of the day. Use judgement to determine if persistent lack of provision or care is a possibility. Examples include:
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<ul id="cha.l48"><li id="cha.lt160" class="half_rhythm"><div>child seen at times of the day when it is unlikely that they would have had an opportunity to become dirty or smelly (for example, an early morning visit)</div></li><li id="cha.lt161" class="half_rhythm"><div>if the dirtiness is ingrained.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.3.4.</dt><dd id="cha.lt162"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect neglect if you repeatedly observe or hear reports of any of the following in the home that is in the parents’ or carers’ control:
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<ul id="cha.l49"><li id="cha.lt163" class="half_rhythm"><div>a poor standard of hygiene that affects a child’s health</div></li><li id="cha.lt164" class="half_rhythm"><div>inadequate provision of food</div></li><li id="cha.lt165" class="half_rhythm"><div>a living environment that is unsafe for the child’s developmental stage.</div></li></ul>
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<blockquote><p>Be aware that it may be difficult to distinguish between neglect and material poverty. However, care should be taken to balance recognition of the constraints on the parents’ or carers’ ability to meet their children’s needs for food, clothing and shelter with an appreciation of how people in similar circumstances have been able to meet those needs.</p></blockquote></p></dd><dt>1.3.5.</dt><dd id="cha.lt166"><p class="no_top_margin">Be aware that abandoning a child is a form of maltreatment.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.5.2"><h4>Malnutrition</h4><dl id="cha.l50" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.3.6.</dt><dd id="cha.lt167"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if a child displays faltering growth because of lack of provision of an adequate or appropriate diet. NICE has produced a guideline on <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng75" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">faltering growth</a>.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.5.3"><h4>Supervision</h4><p>Achieving a balance between an awareness of risk and allowing children freedom to learn by experience can be difficult. However, if parents or carers persistently fail to anticipate dangers and to take precautions to protect their child from harm it may constitute neglect.</p><dl id="cha.l51" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.3.7.</dt><dd id="cha.lt168"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if the explanation for an injury (for example, a burn, sunburn or an ingestion of a harmful substance) suggests a lack of appropriate supervision.</p></dd><dt>1.3.8.</dt><dd id="cha.lt169"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if a child or young person is not being cared for by a person who is able to provide adequate care.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.5.4"><h4>Ensuring access to appropriate medical care or treatment</h4><dl id="cha.l52" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.3.9.</dt><dd id="cha.lt170"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if parents or carers fail to administer essential prescribed treatment for their child.</p></dd><dt>1.3.10.</dt><dd id="cha.lt171"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if parents or carers repeatedly fail to bring their child to follow-up appointments that are essential for their child’s health and wellbeing.</p></dd><dt>1.3.11.</dt><dd id="cha.lt172"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if parents or carers persistently fail to engage with relevant child health promotion programmes, which include:
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<ul id="cha.l53"><li id="cha.lt173" class="half_rhythm"><div>immunisation</div></li><li id="cha.lt174" class="half_rhythm"><div>health and development reviews</div></li><li id="cha.lt175" class="half_rhythm"><div>screening.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.3.12.</dt><dd id="cha.lt176"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider neglect if parents or carers have access to but persistently fail to obtain treatment for their child’s dental caries (tooth decay).</p></dd><dt>1.3.13.</dt><dd id="cha.lt177"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect neglect if parents or carers fail to seek medical advice for their child to the extent that the child’s health and wellbeing is compromised, including if the child is in ongoing pain.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div id="cha.s3.6"><h3>1.4. Emotional, behavioural, interpersonal and social functioning</h3><div id="cha.s3.6.1"><h4>Emotional and behavioural states</h4><dl id="cha.l54" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.1.</dt><dd id="cha.lt178"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child or young person displays or is reported to display a marked change in behaviour or emotional state (see examples below) that is a departure from what would be expected for their age and developmental stage and is not fully explained by a known stressful situation that is not part of child maltreatment (for example, bereavement or parental separation) or medical cause. Examples include:
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<ul id="cha.l55"><li id="cha.lt179" class="half_rhythm"><div>recurrent nightmares containing similar themes</div></li><li id="cha.lt180" class="half_rhythm"><div>extreme distress</div></li><li id="cha.lt181" class="half_rhythm"><div>markedly oppositional behaviour</div></li><li id="cha.lt182" class="half_rhythm"><div>withdrawal of communication</div></li><li id="cha.lt183" class="half_rhythm"><div>becoming withdrawn.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.4.2.</dt><dd id="cha.lt184"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child’s behaviour or emotional state is not consistent with their age and developmental stage or cannot be fully explained by medical causes, neurodevelopmental disorders (for example, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], autism spectrum disorders) or other stressful situation that is not part of child maltreatment (for example, bereavement or parental separation). Examples of behaviour or emotional states that may fit this description include:
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<ul id="cha.l56"><li id="cha.lt185" class="half_rhythm"><div>Emotional states:
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<dl id="cha.l57" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt186"><p class="no_top_margin">fearful, withdrawn, low self-esteem</p></dd></dl></div></li><li id="cha.lt187" class="half_rhythm"><div>Behaviour:
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<dl id="cha.l58" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt188"><p class="no_top_margin">aggressive, oppositional</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt189"><p class="no_top_margin">habitual body rocking</p></dd></dl></div></li><li id="cha.lt190" class="half_rhythm"><div>Interpersonal behaviours:
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<dl id="cha.l59" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt191"><p class="no_top_margin">indiscriminate contact or affection seeking</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt192"><p class="no_top_margin">over-friendliness to strangers including healthcare professionals</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt193"><p class="no_top_margin">excessive clinginess</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt194"><p class="no_top_margin">persistently resorting to gaining attention</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt195"><p class="no_top_margin">demonstrating excessively ‘good’ behaviour to prevent parental or carer disapproval</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt196"><p class="no_top_margin">failing to seek or accept appropriate comfort or affection from an appropriate person when significantly distressed</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt197"><p class="no_top_margin">coercive controlling behaviour towards parents or carers</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt198"><p class="no_top_margin">lack of ability to understand and recognise emotions</p></dd><dt>–</dt><dd id="cha.lt199"><p class="no_top_margin">very young children showing excessive comforting behaviours when witnessing parental or carer distress.</p></dd></dl></div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.4.3.</dt><dd id="cha.lt200"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child shows repeated, extreme or sustained emotional responses that are out of proportion to a situation and are not expected for the child’s age or developmental stage or fully explained by a medical cause, neurodevelopmental disorder (for example, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders) or bipolar disorder and the effects of any known past maltreatment have been explored. Examples of these emotional responses include:
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<ul id="cha.l60"><li id="cha.lt201" class="half_rhythm"><div>anger or frustration expressed as a temper tantrum in a school-aged child</div></li><li id="cha.lt202" class="half_rhythm"><div>frequent rages at minor provocation</div></li><li id="cha.lt203" class="half_rhythm"><div>distress expressed as inconsolable crying.</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.4.4.</dt><dd id="cha.lt204"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child shows dissociation (transient episodes of detachment that are outside the child’s control and that are distinguished from daydreaming, seizures or deliberate avoidance of interaction) that is not fully explained by a known traumatic event unrelated to maltreatment.</p></dd><dt>1.4.5.</dt><dd id="cha.lt205"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child or young person regularly has responsibilities that interfere with the child’s essential normal daily activities (for example, school attendance).</p></dd><dt>1.4.6.</dt><dd id="cha.lt206"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child responds to a health examination or assessment in an unusual, unexpected or developmentally inappropriate way (for example, extreme passivity, resistance or refusal).</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.6.2"><h4>Behavioural disorders or abnormalities either seen or heard about</h4><div id="cha.s3.6.2.1"><h5>Self-harm</h5><dl id="cha.l61" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.7.</dt><dd id="cha.lt207"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider past or current child maltreatment, particularly sexual, physical or emotional abuse, if a child or young person is deliberately self-harming. Self-harm includes cutting, scratching, picking, biting or tearing skin to cause injury, pulling out hair or eyelashes and deliberately taking prescribed or non-prescribed drugs at higher than therapeutic doses.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.6.2.2"><h5>Disturbances in eating and feeding behaviour</h5><dl id="cha.l62" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.8.</dt><dd id="cha.lt208"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment if a child repeatedly scavenges, steals, hoards or hides food with no medical explanation (for example Prader–Willi syndrome<sup><a class="bk_pop" href="#cha.fn8">[8]</a></sup>).</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.6.2.3"><h5>Wetting and soiling</h5><dl id="cha.l63" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.9.</dt><dd id="cha.lt209"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child has secondary day- or night-time wetting that persists despite adequate assessment and management unless there is a medical explanation (for example, urinary tract infection) or clearly identified stressful situation that is not part of maltreatment (for example, bereavement, parental separation).</p></dd><dt>1.4.10.</dt><dd id="cha.lt210"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child is reported to be deliberately wetting.</p></dd><dt>1.4.11.</dt><dd id="cha.lt211"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child shows encopresis (repeatedly defecating a normal stool in an inappropriate place) or repeated, deliberate smearing of faeces.</p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.6.2.4"><h5>Sexualised behaviour</h5><dl id="cha.l64" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.12.</dt><dd id="cha.lt212"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect child maltreatment, and in particular sexual abuse, if a pre-pubertal child displays or is reported to display repeated or coercive sexualised behaviours or preoccupation (for example, sexual talk associated with knowledge, emulating sexual activity with another child).</p></dd><dt>1.4.13.</dt><dd id="cha.lt213"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect current or past child maltreatment if a child or young person’s sexual behaviour is indiscriminate, precocious or coercive.</p></dd><dt>1.4.14.</dt><dd id="cha.lt214"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect sexual abuse if a pre-pubertal child displays or is reported to display unusual sexualised behaviours. Examples include:
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<ul id="cha.l65"><li id="cha.lt215" class="half_rhythm"><div>oral–genital contact with another child or a doll</div></li><li id="cha.lt216" class="half_rhythm"><div>requesting to be touched in the genital area</div></li><li id="cha.lt217" class="half_rhythm"><div>inserting or attempting to insert an object, finger or penis into another child’s vagina or anus.</div></li></ul></p></dd></dl></div><div id="cha.s3.6.2.5"><h5>Runaway behaviour</h5><dl id="cha.l66" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.4.15.</dt><dd id="cha.lt219"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a child or young person has run away from home or care, or is living in alternative accommodation without the full agreement of their parents or carers.</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><div id="cha.s3.7"><h3>1.5. Parent–child interactions</h3><dl id="cha.l67" class="temp-labeled-list"><dt>1.5.1.</dt><dd id="cha.lt220"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider emotional abuse if there is concern that parent– or carer–child interactions may be harmful. Examples include:
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<ul id="cha.l68"><li id="cha.lt221" class="half_rhythm"><div>Negativity or hostility towards a child or young person.</div></li><li id="cha.lt222" class="half_rhythm"><div>Rejection or scapegoating of a child or young person.</div></li><li id="cha.lt223" class="half_rhythm"><div>Developmentally inappropriate expectations of or interactions with a child, including inappropriate threats or methods of disciplining.</div></li><li id="cha.lt224" class="half_rhythm"><div>Exposure to frightening or traumatic experiences, including domestic abuse.</div></li><li id="cha.lt225" class="half_rhythm"><div>Using the child for the fulfilment of the adult’s needs (for example, in marital disputes).</div></li><li id="cha.lt226" class="half_rhythm"><div>Failure to promote the child’s appropriate socialisation (for example, involving children in unlawful activities, isolation, not providing stimulation or education).</div></li></ul></p></dd><dt>1.5.2.</dt><dd id="cha.lt227"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect emotional abuse if the interactions observed in <a href="#cha.lt220">recommendation 1.5.1</a> are persistent.</p></dd><dt>1.5.3.</dt><dd id="cha.lt228"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if parents or carers are seen or reported to punish a child for wetting or soiling despite professional advice that the symptom is involuntary.</p></dd><dt>1.5.4.</dt><dd id="cha.lt229"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider emotional neglect if there is emotional unavailability and unresponsiveness from the parent or carer towards a child or young person and in particular towards an infant.</p></dd><dt>1.5.5.</dt><dd id="cha.lt230"><p class="no_top_margin">Suspect emotional neglect if the interaction observed in <a href="#cha.lt229">recommendation 1.5.4</a> is persistent.</p></dd><dt>1.5.6.</dt><dd id="cha.lt231"><p class="no_top_margin">Consider child maltreatment if a parent or carer refuses to allow a child or young person to speak to a healthcare professional on their own when it is necessary for the assessment of the child or young person.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div id="cha.s4"><h2 id="_cha_s4_">2. Research recommendations</h2><p>The Guideline Development Group has made the following recommendations for research, based on its review of evidence, to improve NICE guidance and patient care in the future. The Guideline Development Group’s full set of research recommendations is detailed in the <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg89/evidence" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">full guideline</a>.</p><div id="cha.s4.1"><h3>2.1. Fractures</h3><p>How can abusive fractures be differentiated from those resulting from conditions that lead to bone fragility and those resulting from accidents, particularly in relation to metaphyseal fractures?</p><div id="cha.s4.1.1"><h4>Why this is important</h4><p>The existing evidence base does not fully account for the features that differentiate fractures from different causes in infants and pre-school age children. A prospective comparative study of fractures in physical abuse, those resulting from conditions that lead to bone fragility and those resulting from accidental trauma would help address this question. Any such study should encompass a study of metaphyseal fractures.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s4.2"><h3>2.2. Anogenital warts</h3><p>What is the association between anogenital warts and sexual abuse in children of different ages?</p><div id="cha.s4.2.1"><h4>Why this is important</h4><p>Anogenital warts can be acquired by vertical transmission, sexual contact and by non-sexual transmission within households. A thorough prospective study is needed to investigate the differential causes of anogenital warts in children. Such a study should include full viral typing of the warts in the index case and contacts where possible.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s4.3"><h3>2.3. Fabricated or induced illness</h3><p>Are the indicators of fabricated or induced illness as described in the <a href="#cha.lt146">recommendations (1.2.11</a>, <a href="#cha.lt147">1.2.12</a>) valid for discriminating fabricated or induced illness from other explanations?</p><div id="cha.s4.3.1"><h4>Why this is important</h4><p>Although the alerting signs have been developed based on clinical experience and are considered clinically useful in detecting fabricated or induced illness, there is a need to establish their discriminant validity. This could be achieved by a prospective longitudinal study.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s4.4"><h3>2.4. Emotional and behavioural states</h3><p>What aspects of behaviours and emotional states as alerting individual signs discriminate maltreated children from non-maltreated children in the healthcare setting?</p><div id="cha.s4.4.1"><h4>Why this is important</h4><p>Much of the research in this area uses composite scores from instruments or scenarios to discriminate maltreated from non-maltreated children. To translate these scores into items that are usable for healthcare professionals who are meeting children for the first time, it is necessary to know whether particular behavioural and emotional states can be used to identify maltreated children. A prospective comparative study in the healthcare setting is required.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s4.5"><h3>2.5. Recurrent abdominal pain</h3><p>What is the association between unexplained recurrent abdominal pain and child maltreatment?</p><div id="cha.s4.5.1"><h4>Why this is important</h4><p>Recurrent abdominal pain is a common presentation in primary care and is often unexplained. A large observational study on the association between unexplained recurrent abdominal pain and child maltreatment is needed.</p></div></div><div id="cha.s4.6"><h3>More information</h3><div id="cha.box1" class="box"><p>You can also see this guideline in the NICE Pathway on <a href="https://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/child-abuse-and-neglect" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">child abuse and neglect</a>.</p><p>To find out what NICE has said on topics related to this guideline, see our web page on <a href="https://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/child-abuse-and-neglect" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">children and young people</a>.</p><p>See also the guideline committee’s discussion and the evidence reviews (in the <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG89/evidence" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">full guideline</a>), and information about <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG89/documents" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">how the guideline was developed</a>, including details of the committee.</p></div></div></div><div id="cha.s5"><h2 id="_cha_s5_">Update information</h2><p><b>October 2017:</b> Since publication of this guideline, NICE has produced a guideline on <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng76" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">child abuse and neglect</a>. Recommendations relevant to both health and social care practitioners appear in this guideline and the child abuse and neglect guideline. Clinical features (including physical injuries) are covered in this guideline. <a href="#cha.lt158">Recommendations 1.3.2</a>, <a href="#cha.lt159">1.3.3</a>, <a href="#cha.lt162">1.3.4</a>, <a href="#cha.lt171">1.3.10</a>, <a href="#cha.lt176">1.3.12</a>, <a href="#cha.lt178">1.4.1</a>, <a href="#cha.lt184">1.4.2</a>, <a href="#cha.lt200">1.4.3</a>, <a href="#cha.lt204">1.4.4</a>, <a href="#cha.lt205">1.4.5</a>, <a href="#cha.lt212">1.4.12</a>, <a href="#cha.lt213">1.4.13</a>, <a href="#cha.lt220">1.5.1</a>, <a href="#cha.lt227">1.5.2</a>, <a href="#cha.lt228">1.5.3</a>, <a href="#cha.lt229">1.5.4</a> and <a href="#cha.lt230">1.5.5</a> have had minor edits in line with NICE’s child abuse and neglect guideline. <a href="#cha.lt167">Recommendation 1.3.6</a> has had a link added to the NICE guideline on <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng75" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">faltering growth</a>. <a href="#cha.lt208">Recommendation 1.4.8</a> has been updated with information on Prader–Willi syndrome.</p><p><b>February 2016:</b> The guideline title has been changed to ‘Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s’.</p><p><b>January 2014:</b>
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See <a href="#cha.s3">section 1</a>. For definitions of <b>suspect</b> and <b>consider</b>, see <a href="#cha.s3">section 1</a>.</p></div></dd><dt>[5]</dt><dd><div id="cha.fn5"><p class="no_top_margin">In these circumstances, consider should include discussion of your concerns with a named or designated professional for safeguarding children.</p></div></dd><dt>[6]</dt><dd><div id="cha.fn6"><p class="no_top_margin">Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, any sexual intercourse with a child younger than 13 years is unlawful. See the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/rape-and-sexual-offences-chapter-2-sexual-offences-act-2003-principal-offences-and" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">Crown Prosecution Service guidance</a> about the act for further information about consent to sexual intercourse in people under 18.</p></div></dd><dt>[7]</dt><dd><div id="cha.fn7"><p class="no_top_margin">Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, any sexual intercourse with a child aged 13 to 15 years is unlawful. See the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/rape-and-sexual-offences-chapter-2-sexual-offences-act-2003-principal-offences-and" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">Crown Prosecution Service guidance</a> about the act for further information about consent to sexual intercourse in people under 18.</p></div></dd><dt>[8]</dt><dd><div id="cha.fn8"><p class="no_top_margin">Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic condition leading to a range of symptoms, including over-eating, restricted growth, reduced muscle tone, and learning and behavioural difficulties.</p></div></dd></dl></div><div><p><b>Your responsibility</b>: The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service. It is not mandatory to apply the recommendations, and the guideline does not override the responsibility to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual, in consultation with them and their families and carers or guardian.</p><p>Local commissioners and providers of healthcare have a responsibility to enable the guideline to be applied when individual professionals and people using services wish to use it. They should do so in the context of local and national priorities for funding and developing services, and in light of their duties to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to reduce health inequalities. Nothing in this guideline should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with complying with those duties.</p><p>Commissioners and providers have a responsibility to promote an environmentally sustainable health and care system and should <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/about/who-we-are/sustainability" ref="pagearea=body&targetsite=external&targetcat=link&targettype=uri">assess and reduce the environmental impact of implementing NICE recommendations</a> wherever possible.</p></div><p class="small">Created: July 22, 2009; Last Update: October 2017.</p></div></div>
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