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Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities
Overview
This one-year training effort is directed toward increasing awareness
and skills of health professionals in preventing and responding to the
abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. By partnering with four
other state UCEs, a national teleconference will be produced and delivered
in spring 2002. (Funding for this initiative is provided by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)
Major Activities
- Form both local and national planning and development committees to determine extent of content
- Field test awareness level of content for health professionals
- Produce national teleconference
- Deliver teleconference on abuse and neglect of children with disabilities for health profession audiences by May 2002
Project
Staff
Ann Cox, principal investigator
Contact
Ann Cox at (804) 828-8244, acox@hsc.vcu.edu